There are always some or the other technical issues that we face when using a website or browsing through the internet. It can happen to anyone. It could be a case that your browser is not responding or content that you’ve posted on twitter or FB is not reflecting immediately.
Perhaps this can be an issue with the web browser or website server. If we are sure that the website is working fine but our browser is clogged with too much cache, then hard refresh often helps.
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The hard refresh or reload will typically try to download the new files and delete the existing data from the browser cache. This is the most common issue for most of the websites not responding or displaying the same old pages.
How to Hard Refresh and Reload in Chrome for Computer?
If your website page is not getting refresh even after multiple reloads, then the only option is to do a hard refresh. It will delete all the cache files stored in the browser and re-download with fresh content from the server.
Here are the simple steps to hard refresh the website or web page in Chrome browser on computer:
- Launch the Google Chrome browser on your computer.
- Open the Website that you want to hard refresh.
- Press and hold the Ctrl (windows/linux) or Cmd (mac) button on the keyboard.
- Hit on the
on the browser next to the URL bar.
This will completely hard reload the webpage and help in loading the new assets and files from the server.
The data stored in the browser cache is deleted along with images, static assets, etc. and the browser will request new files from the server giving a cleaner experience.
If you think the page hasn’t refreshed the content even after the hard refresh, you can try clearing the browser cache from chrome computer.
Bottom Line: Chrome Computer Hard Refresh
If your chrome browser is slow and sluggish or displaying the same content even after modification while loading the website, then remove the website cache using the hard refresh.
As mentioned, the hard refresh will delete all the static files stored in the browser and redownload the fresh files from the server.
Similarly, you can also hard reload on the chrome android browser with a single tap on the reload button. This will delete the cache and fetch fresh files on the browser.
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