Depending on how active you are with your browser, you can clear hundreds of megabytes of stale cache files from your MacBook Air. Follow these tutorials to clear the browser cache on your MacBook.

Clear the Safari cache on the MacBook

If you use the official Mac Web browser – Safari, complete the following steps to clear the cache:

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select preferences in the Safari menu.
  3. Select the advanced section to show the development menu in the menu bar.
  4. Click Develop on the menu bar and select Clear Cache.
  5. Close the Safari browser to complete the cache cleanup.

Clear Chrome cache on MacBook

If you use Chrome, one of the most popular browsers, follow these steps to clear the cache:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Select Preferences from the Chrome menu.
  3. Scroll down and click Advanced.
  4. Click clear browsing data at the end of the privacy and Security section list.
  5. Examine the cached images and files, select a time range and click the Clear Data button.

Clear the Firefox cache on your MacBook

If you use Firefox, the next most popular search engine, perform the following steps to clear the cache:

  1. Open firefox.
  2. Select preferences in the Firefox menu.
  3. Select the Privacy and security section.
  4. In the Cookies and site data section, click the Clear Data button to clear the cache.

If you use another Web browser and surf the Web, you’ll easily find instructions on how to clean the main browser cache, or read on to learn how to remove any application or browser cache with just two clicks.