How To Clear Cache On iPhone, by Trevor Nace on YouTube. 5 min 56 s.
- Video length
- 5 min 56 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 7
What you need
Steps
Open Settings and go to General, then iPhone Storage. Check the list to see which apps use the most space before you start clearing anything.
Open the Settings app, scroll down to Safari and tap it. Scroll to the bottom and tap Clear History and Website Data.
Confirm by tapping Clear History and Data. This removes your browsing history, cookies and cached website files from Safari.
Open Google Chrome, tap the three dots in the bottom right, then Settings. Tap Privacy and Security, then Clear Browsing Data.
Tick Cached Images and Files and any other data you want gone, then tap Clear Browsing Data and confirm.
Go back to Settings, General, iPhone Storage. Tap an app you rarely use and choose Offload App to remove it but keep its data.
If the phone feels sluggish after clearing, do a force restart. Press volume up, then volume down, then hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.
Tips and common mistakes
Clearing Safari data signs you out of some websites, so keep passwords handy.
Offloading an app frees space without losing its documents or login, and you can reinstall it from the App Store later.
Deleting and reinstalling a large app is the closest thing to clearing its cache on iPhone, since iOS has no system-wide cache button.
Questions
Does clearing the cache delete my photos or messages?
No. Clearing Safari and Chrome data only removes browsing history, cookies and cached files. Your photos, messages and app data stay on the phone.
Why does my iPhone still show low storage after clearing?
Browser cache is usually small. Check Settings, General, iPhone Storage for large apps, photos and videos, and offload or delete what you do not need.
Can I clear the cache for all apps at once?
No. iOS has no single clear-all-cache button. You clear data per app, or offload and reinstall apps to reset their stored files.
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