Over a period of time, the Safari browser cache on your MacBook can become filled up with stale, outdated and even corrupted files, which often leads to browser related problems and slowing down of the web browser for sure.
Hence, it is recommended that you get into the habit of periodically clearing the browser cache on your Mac and prevent the possibility of the Safari browser on your Mac slowing down or running into problems.
Clear Safari Cache on Mac
The option to clear Safari cache is located under the “Develop” tab in the top-menu bar on your Mac, which is not available by default on a MacBook.
Hence, the first step is to show or enable the option to show the “Develop” menu in the top-menu bar of your MacBook.
Once the “Develop” menu becomes available, you will be able to clear Safari Cache at any time on your Mac by clicking on the Develop tab and selecting Clear Cache option in the drop-down menu.
1. Steps to Clear Safari Cache On Mac
You can follow the steps below to enable the “Develop” tab in the top-menu bar on your Mac and use Develop Menu to clear Safari Browser Cache.
1. Open Safari browser > click on Safari tab in the top menu-bar and select Preferences… in the drop-down menu.
2. On the next screen, switch to Advanced tab and select Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar option.
This will enable the “Develop” tab in the top menu-bar on your MacBook.
3. Next, click on the Develop tab in top menu-bar and select Empty Caches option in the drop-down menu.
This will clear the Browser Cache on your Mac.
2. Use Keyboard Shortcut to Clear Cache on Mac
An easy way to clear Safari Cache on Mac is to pressing CMD + ALT + E keys on the keyboard of your computer.
If you are not good at remembering Keyboard Shortcuts, it is better to enable the Develop menu and use the first method as provided above.