Are you experiencing issues accessing websites in Chrome on your desktop or mobile? Your cookies and cache files might be the culprit. Get rid of these files, and then see if Chrome performs better.

Just keep in mind that you will be logged out of some websites when you clear your cookies. You can always log back in using your login credentials, though.

How to Clear Cookies and Cache in Chrome for Desktop

Chrome for desktop offers flexible options to clear cookies and cache files. To get started, follow the simple instructions outlined below.

Clear All Cookies in Chrome for Desktop

Chrome has an option that lets you remove all your cookies at the click of a single button. If you have a major issue with Chrome, this is what you should try.

Remember that you will be logged out of all the sites that rely on cookies to store your login sessions.

Here’s how you clear all your cookies in Chrome:

  1. Launch Chrome, click the three dots at the top-right corner, select More Tools, and choose Clear Browsing Data.
    Clear Chrome data
  2. A box will open, letting you specify how you want to delete your browser data. Choose an option from the Time range box, tick Cookies and other site data, and click Clear data at the bottom.
    Clear cookies in Chrome

Clear Specific Cookies in Chrome for Desktop

Chrome for desktop also offers the option to remove specific cookies. You can use this feature when you have trouble with just a few sites. This will delete cookies only for your chosen sites while retaining all other cookies.

Here’s how you do that:

  1. In Chrome, click the three dots at the top-right corner and select Settings.
  2. Choose Privacy and security from the left sidebar.
  3. Click Cookie and other site data on the right.
  4. Scroll down and select the See all cookies and site data option.
    See cookies in Chrome
  5. Use the search box at the top to find cookies for the problematic site. Then, click Remove all shown to remove all of the cookies that appear on your screen.
    Remove specific cookies in Chrome
  6. You can manually delete each cookie as well, if you’d like.

Clear Cache in Chrome for Desktop

Chrome has a single panel to remove most types of data from your browser. The option to delete the Chrome cache is located in the same panel that you use to delete cookies.

The following is how you clear the cache files in Chrome:

  1. Click the three dots at the top-right corner, select More Tools, and click Clear Browsing Data.
  2. Choose a time range from the box at the top, tick Cached images and files, and hit Clear data at the bottom.
    Clear cache in Chrome

How to Clear Cookies and Cache in Chrome for Mobile

Chrome for Android and iOS works pretty much the same way as the desktop version. You also have the option of deleting cookies and cache files in mobile Chrome.

Clear Cookies in Chrome for Mobile

Unlike the desktop version, Chrome for mobile doesn’t offer the option to delete specific cookies. You can either delete all of your cookies or delete nothing.

Here’s how you do the former:

  1. Open Chrome, tap the three dots at the top-right corner, and select History.
  2. Tap Clear browsing data at the top.
  3. Select a time range from the dropdown menu at the top, tick Cookies and site data, and tap Clear data at the bottom.

Clear Cache in Chrome for Mobile

You can clear the cache in Chrome for Android or iOS using the same cookie menu.

Related: How to Clear Cache on Android (And Why You Should)

While you’re on that menu, tick the Cached images and files box and hit Clear data. That should do the job for you.

Giving Chrome a Fresh Start by Clearing Cookies and Cache

Too many cookies and cache files accumulated over a long period can cause many browser issues. If Chrome doesn’t behave as it should, try clearing cookies and cache to see if that fixes the issue for you.

Once you’ve cleared cookies and cache, you may want to remove your Chrome passwords as well. This ensures that your passwords aren’t the reason for any Chrome issue you might be experiencing.