How and why to clear your cache for Apply-By-Web

Often referred to as the cache, the Temporary Internet Files folder contains a kind of travel record of the items you have seen, heard, or downloaded from the web, including images, sounds, web pages, even cookies. Typically these items are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.

Clearing and adjusting browser cache will solve 99% of Apply-By-Web technical problems.

You will also need to adjust how often to update cache which is more important than clearing cache!

Clearing your browser's cache for Microsoft Internet Explorer

All files stored in your cache take up space so, from time to time, you may want to clear out the files stored in your cache to free up some space on your computer and reduce the chance of problems occuring with web applications such as UAC's Apply-By-Web. This is called clearing the cache.

To clear your cache:
1. On the Internet Explorer 6 Tools menu, click Internet Options. The Internet Options box should open to the General tab.

2. On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. This will delete all the files that are currently stored in your cache.

Click OK, and then click OK again in the pop-up box.

Tip: You can adjust your Internet Explorer 6 settings to automatically clear the cache whenever you close Internet Explorer 6. Go to the Tools menu, and click Internet Options. Click the Advanced tab. In the "Settings" box, scroll down to the section labeled "Security," and click to check the box next to the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" option. Click OK to finish. This option does not delete cookies, but it will clear your cache of other files when you close your browser.

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Adjusting how often to update cache

While it's true that the more files you can load from your hard disk, the faster your browsing speed, it's also true that those pages on the web might have changed since being stored on your computer. You might not want to miss fresh content just to save a little time. Fortunately, in addition to the size of the cache, you can also customize how often Internet Explorer 6 checks the web for updated content.

First you will need to go to the Internet Explorer 6 Settings box:
1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. The Internet Options box should open to the General tab.

2. On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Settings button. This will open the Settings box.

3. In the Settings box, there are four ways to check for newer versions of pages that are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder:

Every visit to the page: You're assured of the most current content.
Best option for Apply-By-Web

Every time you start Internet Explorer 6: On your first visit to a page, Internet Explorer 6 will check for new information, but not on subsequent visits in the same browsing session.
This option will cause problems

Automatically:Internet Explorer 6 will check automatically for any new content.
This option is OK – however the best option is Every visit to the page (see above)

Never: You could be viewing old content from the cache with this option.
This option will cause problems

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