Performing a Hard Refresh on your Browser

How to do a hard refresh on various browsers?

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Google Chrome

A quick, hard refresh can be done by using the following shortcut keys on machines using the following operating systems:

  • Windows/Linux
  • Mac

Windows/Linux

Use the following methods to perform a hard refresh on a Chrome browser installed on a Windows/Linux machine:

1. Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.

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2. Or, Hold down Ctrl and press F5.

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3. Or, Open the Chrome Dev Tools by pressing F12. Once the Chrome dev tools are open, right-click the refresh button, and choose an option on the dropdown menu. This menu allows you to do a hard refresh or even clear the cache and do a hard refresh automatically.

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Mac OS

Use the following methods to perform a hard refresh on a Chrome browser installed in a machine using a Mac OS:

1. Hold ⇧ Shift and click the Reload button.

browser hard refresh shortcut

2. Or, hold down ⌘ Cmd and ⇧ Shift key and then press R.

browser hard refresh shortcut

3. Or, Open the Chrome Dev Tools by pressing fn and F12 together. Once the Chrome dev tools are open, right-click the refresh button, and choose an option from the dropdown menu. This menu gives you the option of doing a hard refresh or clearing the cache and doing a hard refresh automatically.

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Mozilla Firefox

A quick, hard refresh can be done by using the following shortcut keys on machines using the following operating systems:

  • Windows/Linux
  • Mac

Windows/Linux

Use the following methods to perform a hard refresh on a Mozilla (or other related) browser installed in a Windows/Linux machine:

1. Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.

browser hard refresh shortcut

2. Or, hold down Ctrl and  Shift and then press R.

browser hard refresh shortcut

Mac OS

Use the following methods to perform a hard refresh on a Mozilla (or other related) browser installed in a Mac OS machine:

1. Hold ⇧ Shift and click the Reload button.

browser hard refresh shortcut

Or, hold down ⌘ Cmd and ⇧ Shift key and then press R.

browser hard refresh shortcut
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Safari

Quick hard refresh can be done by using the following shortcut keys in Mac OS:

1. Hold down the ⌥ Option + ⌘ Cmd key and then press the ‘E’ key.

browser hard refresh shortcut
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Microsoft Edge

Use the following methods to perform a hard refresh on a Microsoft Edge browser installed in a Windows/Linux machine:

1. Hold the Ctrl key and press the F5 key.

browser hard refresh shortcut

2. Or, hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.

browser hard refresh shortcut

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