Empty Cache Button

Cache clearing made easy. One click.

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Empty Cache Button is a convenient Chrome extension that adds a toolbar button for effortless cache clearing. With a single click, users can quickly clear their browser cache without navigating through complicated settings. It supports optional notifications upon successful cache clearing and can automatically reload selected tabs to reflect changes immediately. For power users, it includes a handy keyboard shortcut (F9) for instant cache clearing, enhancing browsing efficiency and troubleshooting.

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By:

mvm

Daily users:

11,073+ -32

Rating:

4.49

(71)

Version:

3.5resigned1 Last updated: 2024-04-25

Version code:

5726047

Creation date:

2010-03-20

Risk:

Permissions:

notifications
browsingData
storage

Size:

21.13K

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

14 hours ago

Ranking

# 725 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#65 in Web Development

#111 in Other extensions ▲ 2

#162 in Privacy & Security

#2 in cache keyword 44

#20 in button for google keyword 51

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User reviews

The Empty Cache Button add-on is highly praised for its simplicity and effectiveness in clearing browser cache quickly with one click, making it especially valuable for developers and network admins. However, multiple users noted that the extension stopped functioning correctly in Firefox 111.0, resulting in false success notifications, indicating compatibility issues with certain Firefox updates.

Pros

Simple and easy to use with one button to clear cache
Works reliably and quickly
Very useful for web developers and network administrators
Helps solve issues caused by aggressive caching in Firefox
Saves time and reduces the number of clicks needed to clear cache

Cons

Stopped working properly in Firefox version 111.0 causing notifications without actual cache clearing
May experience issues after Firefox updates

Recent reviews

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Empty Cache Button requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.

Risk likelihood

Empty Cache Button is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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