It is a good idea to clear your browser cache because it: prevents you from using old forms. protects your personal information. helps our applications run better on your computer.

What does refreshing your cache do?

If you know a change has been made (such as when we update the address on your website), you will need to refresh the web page in order to see the updated information – refreshing the page tells the browser to go back to the server and see if there is anything new.

Does Refresh clear cache?

A hard refresh is a way of clearing the browser’s cache for a specific page, to force it to load the most recent version of a page. … A hard refresh will usually fix this, though occasionally completely clearing the cache is necessary.