Guidescope: Flushing Your Browser's Cache

Flushing Your Browser's Cache

How do I flush my browser's cache after installation?

We recommend that you flush your browser's cache once after first installing our software. Here's how:

Mozilla 1, Netscape 6, or Netscape 4:

From the "Edit" menu, select "Preferences...".
Click on the "Advanced" Category and then click on "Cache".
Click on both "Clear Disk Cache" and "Clear Memory Cache". If prompted, confirm by clicking "OK" on the pop-up.
Click on "OK" to close the "Preference" window.

Netscape 3:

From the "Options" menu, select "Network Preferences...".
On the "Cache" tab, click on both "Clear Disk Cache Now" and "Clear Memory Cache Now". In both cases confirm by clicking "OK" on the pop-up.
Click on "OK" to close the "Network Preference" window.

Internet Explorer 5:

From the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options".
On the "General" tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on "Delete Files" and then click "Okay" on the confirmation pop-up.
Click "Okay" to close the "Internet Options" window.

Internet Explorer 4:

From the "View" menu, select "Internet Options".
On the "General" tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on "Delete Files" and then click "Okay" on the confirmation pop-up.
Click "Okay" to close the "Internet Options" window.

What is my browser's cache?

Your browser saves a temporary copy of recently downloaded pages and graphics in your computer in a place that is known as the browser's cache. When you revisit a page or graphic, your browser loads it directly from its cache instead of downloading it. This saves time because your computer can read from its cache far faster than it can download another copy from the Web.

How does this affect ad filtering?

The Guidescope service blocks graphical ads by preventing them from being downloaded from the Web. If your browser loads an ad from its cache instead of downloading it, then we are unable to block it and it won't show up on the Ad List. This is most apparent when you have first started using our service or when you block or unblock an ad using the Ad List.

For more on your Browser's cache, click here.