How to change Microsoft Edge Cache Size in Windows 11/10

This post explains how to change Microsoft Edge Cache Size on a Windows 11/10 PC. Unless you configure your Edge browser to do otherwise, it will keep a detailed record of all Internet browsing activity. For example, the websites you frequently visit or go to quite often. It does this to enable the web pages to load faster. However, in the process, it consumes a lot of space. So, if you are wary of the activity, simply limit Microsoft Edge Cache Size in Windows 11/10.

Change Microsoft Edge Cache Size in Windows

Some users have reported that upon launching Edge with only a couple of tabs open, it consumed a very high amount of RAM. If you face such an issue, follow the instructions given below to change the Microsoft Edge Cache Size.

1. Press Shift, right-click the Edge icon on the Taskbar, and choose Properties.
2. Switch to the Shortcuts tab in the Edge Properties Window.
3. In the target field, append the following text to the entry provided —disk-cache-size-<size in bytes>.
4. Click the Apply Button.
5. Restart the Edge browser.

Now, let us cover the steps in a bit of detail.

Right-click the Microsoft Edge icon on the taskbar while pressing the Shift key on your keyboard. From the list of options displayed, select ‘Properties’. Make sure all browser windows of Edge are closed before you click the icon.

The Microsoft Edge Properties window will open. Switch to the tab labeled as ‘Shortcuts’.

In the Target field of the Microsoft Edge Properties window, add the following text at the end of the address given

--disk-cache-size-<size in bytes>

For example, you can enter it as –disk-cache-size-2147483648.

It should look something like this –

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --disk-cache-size-2147483648

Note – 2147483648 is the size of the cache in bytes which is equal to 2 Gigabytes. If you would like to reduce this to a bare minimum, enter the desired value.

Click on ‘Apply’ and then click on OK to set the limit.

Here, if you are prompted to use the Administrator’s permission to make the changes, ignore the message and click ‘Continue’ to complete the operation.

Alternatively, to change Microsoft Edge Cache Size in Windows 11/10, you can remove or disable the Edge extensions that you do not use. For this, simply click the ‘Settings and more’ menu (or press Alt+F), choose ‘Extensions’, and disable the extensions you no longer use.

Click ‘Remove’ to remove the extensions from the browser.

That’s all! I hope you find this useful.

Read: How to clear Outlook cache in Windows.

How to clear cache in Edge Windows 11?

Open Microsoft Edge and click the three-dots icon in the top-right corner of the browser window. Select Settings from the menu that appears. On the Settings page, click on ‘Privacy, search, and services’ in the left panel. Scroll down to the Clear browsing data section and click on the Choose what to clear button next to the Clear browsing data now option. In the Clear browsing data popup, select the time range for which you want to clear the cache, check the boxes for Browsing history, Download history, Cookies and other site data, and Cached images and files. Then click the Clear now button to delete selected data.

Read: How to change Browser Cache Location in Windows 11

How to clear the cache in Windows 11?

Clearing the cache in Windows 11 involves removing temporary files, junk files, location cache, Microsoft Store cache, File Explorer cache, and other caches, such as caches on web browsers. There are several methods to clear these caches. You can use the Disk Cleanup tool to clean up your drive space or delete temporary files from your system through Storage Settings. For browsers, you can go to their respective ‘Settings’ page and clear browsing data, including cached images and files. You can also use third-party tools such as CCleaner to clean up system caches, temporary files, and other unnecessary files on your Windows 11 PC.

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