- You can clear your gmail cache by selecting the “clear browsing data” option in “more tools” located in the email client settings menu.
- if your gmail account is set to offline email, you can clear your cache by turning off offline emails in your gmail chrome browser settings.
- To completely clear your gmail cache, you must also clear your browsing data and delete the site data file for mail.google.com.
- gmail stores files in a cache on your computer, which could be a security risk, especially if other people have access to the computer.
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gmail stores a variety of files on your computer in a temporary cache.
this allows your computer to run gmail faster and more efficiently. It also allows you to access your gmail and compose offline messages without internet access if you have already enabled offline email in gmail.
If you use gmail in any other browser, the steps to clear the cache are a bit different. in firefox follow the steps to clear your cache in firefox. If you use Gmail on Microsoft Edge, follow the steps to clear your cache on Edge.
in chrome, it is not necessary, but it is better to disable the gmail offline email feature if it is enabled. This way extra cached files won’t be saved on your computer while you work, and gmail will delete your existing email cache when the feature is disabled.
Once you’ve done this, you can clear your gmail cache and remove all gmail files from your computer in just a few clicks.
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how to clear your gmail cache using chrome
1. open gmail in chrome.
2. Click the gear-shaped settings icon.
3. choose “see all settings”.
4. at the top of the page, select “offline”.
5. If offline mail is enabled, clear the check mark and click “save changes”.
6. Your cached email should be deleted automatically, but continue with the steps below to ensure everything is deleted.
7. In chrome, select the three-dot menu.
8. choose “more tools”.
9. Click “Clear browsing data”.
10. In the time range menu, choose “all time”.
11. Make sure “Cookies and other site data” as well as “Cached images and files” are checked.
12. choose “clear data”.
13. In the chrome address bar, type “chrome://settings/sitedata” and press enter.
14. scroll down until you find “mail.google.com” and select the trash can icon to delete it.
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