Cached web content will not clear
When I go to Network Preferences and hit Clear Now for Cached Web Content, either of the following happens: It goes from 350 to 348. Then trying again nothing happens. Or It stays on 350 and nothing happens.
Firefox 38.0.1 Yosemite 10.10.3
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Do you mean the actual cache size, for example, mine says --
Your web content cache is currently using 1.6 MB of disk space
-- or the amount in the box below that line only decreases from 350 to 348?
In case this is a problem with the new "in tab" version of the Preferences dialog, do you want to try using the old one? Here is how you switch back:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste pref and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the browser.preferences.inContent preference to switch it from true to false
Does that make any difference to whether the checkbox is enabled?
(Note: I don't know whether the old dialog will be in Firefox forever or is a transitional feature. As you've probably noticed, the long-term trend is to remove things that pop up.)
Also, Update your Flash Player Version 17.0.0.188
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration
What does the about:cache page report?
Do you see all three caches (memory, disk, appcache)?
Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode (Never remember history).
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
- Deselect: [ ] "Always use Private Browsing mode"
You can try to delete the Cache2 folder on the hard drive. You can find the location on the about:cache page.