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What is going on in the IE cache at runtime
I am writing a script in Excel VBA to get the thumbnails off a google images search. When trying to figure out how to clean up the temporary files made in this automated search, I stumbled upon the ...
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Force Google Chrome to check for new JavaScript files every time I access a web site
So, if I go to Internet options in Internet Explorer:
I can adjust the settings for when IE checks for updates:
Can I do something similar in Google Chrome? Right now when I change my JavaScript ...
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What is the maximum file size that will be cached by a browser?
Note that I don't mean the maximum size of the browser cache. I mean, what is the maximum size, if any, of individual files that will be cached by the major desktop browsers? Mobile versions optional.
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Captcha unification mechanism in different browsers?
How the captchas which are generated from one site could be valid at the same time but in 2 different browsers (e.g. IE and FF)? What makes this separation? How I can find these values or factors?
I ...
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Is there a way to view a site from a web browser's cache?
A website I saw on my local network recently appears to have gone down. I don't have control over the device that serves the site, so I can't simply bring it back up or troubleshoot it directly myself....
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Internet Explorer clearing browser history mid-session, causing the back and forward buttons to be greyed out
Recently we've had a problem with some of our users; it seems as though IE is clearing it's browser history, forcing the back and forward buttons to not function (both greyed out for the rest of the ...
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How can I clear images from IE cache?
I am having a problem clearing the cache for IE (11) when it comes to pictures. I have a site I need to test in regards to image loading times, but no matter what I do, it seems the images stay cached ...
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Map a URL to a local file in Windows
Is there a way to map a URL to a local file so that when IE sends a request for that URL it gets the content from a local file?
For example: http://www.example.com/file.zip ---> C:\file.zip
I'm ...
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What is the default value for Empty Temporary Internet Files when browser is closed in IE8?
We have four different machines that all have "Empty Temporary Internet Files when browser is closed" set to true (checked) in IE8's Internet Options (located under the Security section in the ...
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How to disable caching in Internet Explorer 9?
How can i disable caching in Internet Explorer 9?
i browse to a page, and click a link. When i click Back, i need the browser to always re-fetch the page from the web-site.
i've tried disabling the ...
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Internet Explorer DNS cache location
It is known that IE has its own DNS cache. I want to clear it at times. I know that I can do it by clearing browsing history in IE settings. But I'm looking for automatic method, so the location in ...
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Is there a Chrome version of IE's "Every time I visit the webpage"?
In IE, there are caching options like the following image - "Every time I visit the webpage"
Is there an equivalent setting Chrome?
I want to avoid CTRL + F5.
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All browsers won't reload/refresh, even if Ctrl+F5 is pressed
I'm working on a wordpress theme which is hosted on Hostgator.
Now whenever I add/remove a widget, then I reload the page altered, but nothing happened. Even if I press Ctrl+F5.
It happens on all ...
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Why does IE still save and update files in the temp folder when caching is off?
In IE I changed the cache setting to
"Every time I visit the web page"
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However, I noticed in the directory
\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
Files
that the files are still being ...
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