You can also do a hard refresh using Shift + Ctrl + F5. Apple users replace Ctrl with Cmd. Linux just needs F5. The cache can also be cleared manually through the Control Panel or Preferences Menu (Internet Settings/Options, “Clear Browsing History/Website Data”).

Does Ctrl F5 clear the cache?

Shift + F5 or Ctrl F5 does not delete the cache, but ignores it. To clear the cache, you need to open the option to clear the browser's cache, via the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Delete (or Ctrl + Shift + Del).

What does control F5 do in a browser?

Press Ctrl+F5.

In most browsers, pressing Ctrl+F5 will force the browser to retrieve the webpage from the server instead of loading it from the cache. Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Internet Explorer all send a “Cache-Control: no-cache” command to the server.