Opera web browser is very popular among Internet users. But only with its constant use in the operating system, such a bunch of computer garbage sometimes accumulates that you just wonder. This is where the problem arises of how to clear the cache of the Opera browser. This can be done in several standard ways, which, incidentally, will be suitable for any other web browsers.
How to clear the cache in Opera: popular ways
For cleaning, as it is believed, you can use the settings of the browser itself and third-party utilities.
In the first case, as already clear, the entry in the browser settings menu is applied. In the second - cleaning using additional applications. But not so simple. The difficulty is not to delete the stored data and passwords during cleaning.
Browser settings
The problem of how to clear the Opera browser cache is to use the main settings menu, which is usually called up by pressing the button with the browser icon in the upper left.
According to reviews, in principle, deleting data is not different in any browser version. A standard menu is provided for this. But here you should make the difference between the installed versions of the program. Opera in versions 16, 20, 21, 25, 26, 30 or 32 in terms of features can vary quite a lot.
How to clear the cache of the Opera 30 browser?
Now directly on the removal of the cache. How to clear the cache in the Opera browser? Elementary! We enter the browser. In versions 30 and above, on the left side of the screen there is a quick access panel on which there is a history view icon, indicated by a clock with arrows.
We click on it, and after the cleaning window appears, use the drop-down menu. Ideally, cleanup should be installed from the very beginning. After that, the menu for deleting content will appear.
In it, by default, cache deletion is enabled. Reviews advise you to pay attention to the fact that both cookies and saved passwords can be deleted. Cookies can be deleted, but they recommend turning off the removal of passwords (then you simply cannot log into your accounts in mail or on social networks).
Opera 32: what's the difference?
Now let's see how to clear the Opera 32 browser cache. The procedure at its core is not particularly different. The only difference is that version 32 has more advanced parameter settings and slightly changed names of the main menus.
Using optimizers
Finally, let's talk about how appropriate it is to use programs that are designed to speed up the system by completing some unnecessary processes and freeing memory (operational and virtual) while reducing the load on the computing capabilities of the central processor.
The most popular applications include the following:
- Advanced System Care.
- All-in-One Toolbox.
- CCleaner.
- Glary Utilities and others.
The essence of the work of these programs is that they automatically (without user intervention) produce acceleration and cleaning of the system.
It looks something like this:
- enter the application;
- we press not the cleaning start button, but the use of additional modules;
- check the boxes with the main points, including Internet acceleration and cleaning of visit data;
- start the process;
- waiting for completion;
- enjoy the accelerated option.
It is not necessary to reboot after deleting all objects, although when starting the optimizer program itself, it is advisable to create a backup copy of the same system registry in case recovery is required. You can do this directly in the editor or use uninstall programs. As a rule, in any such utility, the point of creating a recovery point is initially provided in case of unforeseen failures or accidental removal of any programs or disconnection of system components.
For example, the same iObit Unistaller utility, before uninstalling any applications, suggests creating a recovery point, which, when the system is restarted, can be selected as the control point (even if the system does not show "signs of life").
But this is a somewhat abstract concept that relates to the essence of the issue, as they say, insofar as. When you delete the main application, of course, the entire history of visits, search queries and even user data is deleted. So in this case you need to be especially careful.
Total
As already clear, the question of how to clear the browser cache in Opera is nothing complicated. The only question is which tool will be used. It is believed that the browser’s internal settings delete information best. But you should not exclude optimizer programs from the calculation that they can clean not only the system cache or browser cache used for Internet surfing.
In addition, on the question of how to clear the cache, the Opera browser may offer some additional features in the sense of using various kinds of add-ons that you need to install yourself. The standard tool always functions.
Do not neglect it, since cleaning can be done even with such a simple method, and without the use of third-party tools. This technique is fundamentally the most basic, since it is built into the browser itself. But when cleaning, initially you need to turn off unnecessary data deletion points in the form of passwords, logins, etc., because you can only get that access to registered services or networks will be absolutely impossible. You understand that it is not so simple.
By the way, even when you delete the browser in the sense of the program as such, you can initially use the export of bookmarks, saving them, for example, as an HTML file. You can copy them with the paste in a text editor, but this is too long a process. In general, the settings themselves can be exported, but this is another story.
But as the most important result, it remains to note that you need to clean the cache without fail. This applies not only to stationary systems in the form of Windows. On mobile devices, such a function is also provided, especially since it is in them that excessive cache overflow only leads to the fact that the smartphone or tablet starts to work incorrectly and, as they say, just slow down. And no rebooting the device does not help.