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<p>How do I clear Java cache on the Mac?</p><p><span id="bodyfont" style="font-family:Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <h1><a name="top"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How do I clear my Java cache?</span></span></span></span></span></a></h1> <p class="kadov-p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><a href="#mac_java13" target="_self"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Java 1.3</span></span></span></span></span></a> </p> <p class="kadov-p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><a href="#mac_java14" target="_self"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Java 1.4</span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p class="kadov-p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><a href="#mac_java15" target="_self"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Java 1.5</span></span></span></span></span></a></p> </span></span></span></span></span> <p class="whs4"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To clear your <strong>Java cache</strong>, </span></span></span></span></span></p> <table style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs6" x-use-null-cells="" width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup></colgroup> <colgroup> <col class="whs7"> <col class="whs8"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="whs9" valign="top"> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs10" width="3%" bgcolor="#edeae5"> <p class="whs4"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs11" width="96%"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Open the Macintosh Hard Drive, go to "Applications", and then open the "Utilities" Folder.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="whs9" valign="top"> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs10" width="3%" bgcolor="#edeae5"> <p class="whs4"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs12" width="96%"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Open the "Java" folder and then double-click on the "Java Plugin Settings" icon. For Java 1.5, double-click on the "J2SE 5.0" folder.<br /> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>Note: </strong></span>You may have multiple versions of Java installed on your computer, in which case you will see multiple icons, e.g. "Java 1.3.1 Plugin Settings," "Java 1.4.2 Plugin Settings," and "J2SE 5.0." It is always a good idea to clear the caches all of the versions of Java that you may have. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="whs9" valign="top"> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs10" width="3%" bgcolor="#edeae5"> <p class="whs4"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3a. </span></span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs12" width="96%"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><u><a name="mac_java13"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For <strong>Java 1.3.1</strong></span></span></span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul class="whs1" type="disc"> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click on the tab marked "Cache".</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click on the "Clear JAR Cache" button.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click "OK" in the popup confirmation window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Close the Control Panel.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac1.gif" src="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac1.gif" /></span></span></span></span></span></p> </blockquote> <table style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs6" x-use-null-cells="" width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup></colgroup> <colgroup> <col class="whs20"> <col class="whs21"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="whs9" valign="top"> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs22" width="4%" bgcolor="#edeae5"> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3b.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs23" width="95%"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><u><a name="mac_java14"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For <strong>Java 1.4.2</strong></span></span></span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul class="whs1" type="disc"> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click on the tab marked "Cache".</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click on the "Clear" button in the right-hand side of the window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Click "Yes" in the popup confirmation window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Close the Control Panel.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac2.gif" src="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac2.gif" /></span></span></span></span></span></p> </blockquote> <table style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs6" x-use-null-cells="" width="100%" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup></colgroup> <colgroup> <col class="whs20"> <col class="whs21"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="whs9" valign="top"> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs22" width="4%" bgcolor="#edeae5"> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3c.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></span></p> </td> <td style="border: 1px dotted #7f7c75;" class="whs23" width="95%"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><u><a name="mac_java15"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For <strong>Java 1.5</strong></span></span></span></span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:</span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul class="whs1" type="disc"> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Double-clicking on the "J2SE 5.0" folder icon will open the folder. Once it opens, double-click on the "Java Preferences.app" icon.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In the new window that opens, click on the "Delete Files..." button in the "Temporary Internet Files" section at the bottom of the window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A dialog will open. Make sure that all the boxes are checked and then click on the "OK" button to close the confirmation window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li class="kadov-p"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Close the "Java Preferences" window.</span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac3.gif" src="http://www.presidiumlearning.net/kb/images/Technical-Images/java/clearcache_mac3.gif" /></span></span></span></span></span></p> </blockquote></span></p><h3>Alternate Questions/Keywords</h3><p></p><br><br><br><br><a target='_new' href='http://www.parature.com' style='font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;color:999999;'>Help Desk and Customer Support Software by Parature</a>