Skip to content

Clearing cookies

How to clear cookies

Discover how to clear cookies from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other browsers to browse online more securely.

Browser cache and cookies are convenient for quickly logging into your favorite websites, but a buildup can put your personal data at risk. Learn how to clear cookies and cache on the most popular browsers. Knowing how to clear cookies and cache from your browser is an important step in protecting your personal data online. And that’s where this step-by-step guide comes in 

We’ve included all the main browsers below, so jump to the one you use most or look through them all to get an in-depth understanding.


How to clear cookies in Chrome

As one of the most popular internet browsers, Google Chrome is available on many devices — and there is a way to remove cookies from each of them.


… on your Windows or Mac computer


  1. Open Chrome on your computer.
  2. Click More Settings at the top right.
  3. Click Privacy and Security. Third-party cookies ...
  4. Click View all site data and permissions. Delete all data or just Coursepath's cookies
  5. Click Delete to confirm.
  6. Restart your browser


… on your Android device


  1. Open the Chrome app on your Android phone or tablet.
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap "More", or what looks like three dots, and then select "Settings".
  3. Choose "Privacy and security".
  4. Choose "Clear browser data".
  5. Choose "Advanced and period "All:
  6. Tick "Cookies and site data on", you can uncheck the other items.
  7. Then you can clear all cookies or only Coursepath's cookies.
  8. Tap "Clear data".
  9. Restart your browser


… on your iOS device 

  1. On your device, launch the Chrome app.
  2. At the top right, tap on the three dots, scroll down, and then select “Settings.”
  3. Under settings, tap “Privacy” then “Clear browsing data.”
  4. Select “Cookies, site data” and uncheck all other items.Tap on “Clear browsing data.”
  5. Then select “Done.”
  6. Restart your browser


How to clear cookies in Firefox …

Follow these steps for how to delete cookies in Firefox across your desktop and mobile devices.


.… on your Windows or Mac computer

  1. Open Firefox on your computer.
  2. In the upper right-hand corner of the browser, click the menu bars, which look like three parallel lines, and click the “Privacy” tab.
  3. Here you can select “Clear your recent history.”
  4. Be sure that only “Cookies” is checked, and then select the time frame for which you would like to delete your cookies. 
  5. If you want to delete all cookies, select “Everything.”
  6. Double-check your selections to make sure that other items you want to keep are not selected, and then hit “Clear now.”
  7. Restart your browser


… on your Android device

Some instructions may vary based on the type of phone you have and what version of Firefox it is running. 

  1. Look for the menu icon (three bars) located at the top right corner. 
  2. On older Android devices, you’ll have to press the hardware menu key and then tap “More.”
  3. Go to the “Settings” menu. 
  4. Look for “Privacy & security” and select “Clear private data.” 
  5. Select “Cookies & active logins.”
  6. After you have made your selection, tap “Clear data.”
  7. Restart your browser


… on your iOS device

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click on the menu bars, which look like three parallel lines in the lower right-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. Select “Settings.”Scroll down to “Privacy.”
  4. Select “Clear private data.”
  5. Make sure only “Cookies” is selected, then tap on “Clear private data.”
  6. Restart your browser


How to clear cookies in Safari

Apple’s browser is also available across multiple desktop and mobile devices, and there’s a different way for how to delete cookies from each of them


.… on your MacOpen Safari.

  1. Select “Preferences” from the drop-down Safari menu.
  2. Click on “Privacy,” then on “Manage website data.”
  3. Click on “Remove all” from the drop-down menu
  4. Restart your browser


.… on your iOS device

  1. Go into the “Settings” menu on your device.
  2. Scroll down to “Safari” and click “Advanced,” then “Website data”
  3. Tap on “Clear history and website data” to clear cookies.
  4. Restart your browser


How to clear cookies in Microsoft Edge

These steps apply to Windows PCs:

  1. Launch Microsoft Edge.
  2. Go to the “More” menu and select “Settings.”
  3. Scroll to “Clear browsing data,” select “Cookies and saved website data,” and then select “Clear.”
  4. Restart your browser


There are a few different reasons why you should clear your browser’s cookies. Whether for privacy reasons or general computer maintenance and cleanup, most browsers make clearing your cookies an easy task.