Microsoft Edge keeps cache files, cookies, and site data for every site you open on your phone. That pile grows quietly until your free space and your browsing both feel slower than they should.
Android's app settings show how much room Edge is using, and the browser's own clear data screen empties the cache in a couple of taps. You can also reset one stubborn site without touching the rest.
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Check How Much Space Edge Is Using
Wondering why your phone is short on space? Edge on Android no longer breaks storage down by site, and the old Data Stored list under Settings → Privacy and Security → Site Permissions is gone. Your phone’s app settings are now the quickest way to see the total.
Open Settings on your Android phone, tap Apps, then pick Microsoft Edge from the list. Tap Storage to see how much room Edge is using for cached files, app data, and saved media.
That view covers Edge as a whole. If you need to target one site instead, use the per-site reset further down, or open the site info panel in Edge for Android.
Clear Cache and Storage for All Sites
When Edge itself has ballooned, or several sites act up at once, the built-in Clear browsing data screen wipes cached images, cookies, and site data in one pass. You pick the time range, so you decide whether that means the last hour or all of history.
- Open the Microsoft Edge app on your Android phone.
- Tap
in the bottom toolbar and choose Settings. - Tap Privacy and Security, then open Clear browsing data.
- Select a Time range, then check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
- Tap .
Edge deletes cookies and cache for the selected time range.
TIP: Freeing up space doesn’t have to sign you out. Untick Cookies and other site data before you tap , and your logins are left alone.
Leave that box ticked instead and you’ll be signed out of every site, with saved logins reset as well. Every checkbox on the screen is explained in our full Edge Android browsing data guide.
You’ll know it worked when the dialog closes and Edge’s storage figure in Android’s app settings has dropped.
Reset Data for One Specific Site
One site refusing to load, or holding on to far more data than it should? Clear its cache and permissions without touching anything else, so your other tabs and logins stay intact.
- Open the site you want to reset in Edge.
- Tap
at the left of the address bar. On older Edge versions, tap the padlock instead. - Scroll down and tap Clear permissions and data for this site.
- Tap on the confirmation popup.
Edge reloads the page in a clean state, as if you were visiting it for the first time. Repeat the same steps for any other URL that needs the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can’t I find Data Stored under Site Permissions in Edge anymore?
Microsoft restructured Edge’s mobile settings in a recent update, and the per-site Data Stored page is gone. Per-site resets now live inside the address bar’s site info panel.
Will clearing the cache sign me out of websites?
Only if you also tick Cookies and other site data on the Clear browsing data screen. Leave just Cached images and files ticked and you stay signed in everywhere.
Does clearing storage delete my saved passwords?
No. Saved passwords live in Edge’s password manager, not in the cache. Clearing browsing data resets history, cookies, and cached files only, so saved logins survive.
Where is Edge’s data stored on Android?
Android keeps Edge’s app data under Settings → Apps → Microsoft Edge → Storage. That screen also has a button that wipes the entire app back to a clean install.
Check the total in Android’s app settings, clear the cache inside the browser, and reset a single site only when one page misbehaves. Cache files rebuild as you browse, so run the check again when free space starts disappearing.
