How to Do a Hard Refresh in Your Browser

Sometimes your browser saves an old version of a webpage in its cache, which can prevent new updates from showing. Doing a hard refresh (also called a force reload) clears the cache for the current page and reloads the most recent version.

Follow the instructions for your browser:

Google Chrome

Windows:

• Press Ctrl + Shift + R
• Or press Ctrl + F5
• Or hold Ctrl and click the Reload button (⟳)

Mac:

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + R
• Or hold Shift and click the Reload button (⟳)

Safari (Mac only)

Safari doesn’t have a direct hard refresh shortcut, but you can clear the cache and reload:

• Press Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + E to empty the cache
• Then press Command (⌘) + R to reload

Tip: If you enable the Develop menu (Safari > Settings > Advanced > “Show Develop menu in menu bar”), you’ll see an Empty Caches option. Use this, then reload.

Microsoft Edge

(Same as Chrome, since Edge is based on Chromium.)

Windows:

• Press Ctrl + Shift + R
• Or press Ctrl + F5
• Or hold Ctrl and click the Reload button (⟳)

Mac:

• Press Command (⌘) + Shift + R
• Or hold Shift and click the Reload button (⟳)

✅ When to use this: If a page looks broken, outdated, or you’ve been told “clear your cache and refresh,” try a hard refresh before doing a full cache clear.