Mozilla Firefox 2.0+:
1. On the menu bar click "Tools"
2. Select "Clear Private Data..."
3. Check the boxes next to "Cookies, Cache and Authenticated Sessions"
(see bottom of page for detailed descriptions)
4. Click "Clear Private Data Now"
Internet Explorer 7.0:
1. On the menu bar click "Tools"
2. Select "Internet Options"
3. In the general tab under the heading Browsing history press "Delete..."
4. Now press "Delete files..." and confirm
5. Now press "Delete cookies..." and confirm
6. Now press "Close"
Safari:
Hold down : Open Apple + Shift + R
What does clearing my cookies accomplish?
Cookies are small data files stored on your computer which come from the websites you browse. Cookies can provide the websites you visit with little bits of information such as what website you came from, the date you last accessed the site, what language your browser is using, what browser version you are using etc. Cookies have become extremely common on the internet, especially among advertising agencies. High traffic websites often sign contracts with web advertisers to record information about the users browsing their sites. Cookies are also used as a way for websites to confirm the identity of a user. It is a good idea to clear your browser cookies on a regular basis. When browser cookies are cleared then the next time you visit a site a new cookie will be created.
What does clearing my temporary internet files accomplish?
Temporary Internet files usually include cache files. Temporary internet files are cached by your operating system where as web cache is a temporary file cached by the web browser. Both of these files are stored on your hard drive when you visit a website. Most browsers store some of the content of each website you view within these files so the next time you visit the site it will only load the files that have changed. Quite often however the cached files will become outdated and requires a browser refresh. Browser refreshing will update the current page you are viewing with the latest information. However, websites that require you to login will create an instance called a web session.
What does clearing my session accomplish?
Web sessions will cache the files you access from the time you login to the time you logout of a system. The next time you login these same cached files are accessed first then look for changes on the Moodle server. Since this is stored locally (on your computer) it is possible to login to a system like Moodle and make changes to it's settings but not see any result. This is caused because the web session you are viewing is out of sync with the information that is on the Moodle server. Everyone else accessing Moodle will see the changes right away because this is new data being added to the server. Logging out of the system and logging back in should remedy the issue by creating a new web session.