When I upload new web files to my hosting, my browser is returning the old CSS file

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I'll upload my html, css, and javascript to my hosting; everyhthing works great. But then say I make a change locally to my CSS, i'll upload the CSS file again, redirect to my site but my site is still using the old CSS.

I can't seem to fix it unless I chnage the filename of my CSS. Is there a way to clear my browser from thinking it can just reuse the old css?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 30 '18 at 17:26

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CTRL+F5

That usually does it for me when that does it.

If not you can go into your browser's settings and remove the cached files for that website.

edited Sep 30 '18 at 17:26

a stone arachnid

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answered Sep 30 '18 at 16:12

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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14969315/whats-the-difference-between-normal-reload-hard-reload-and-empty-cache-a – staskrak Sep 30 '18 at 16:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 30 '18 at 22:21

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You can go in top menu:

Firefox: History > Clear Recent History

Chrome: History > Show full history > Clear browsing data

Safari: History > Clear history

Internet Explorer: Tools > Safety > Delete browsing history…

Or there are some additional plugins/addons to clear history for each browser.

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a stone arachnid

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answered Sep 30 '18 at 17:06

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '18 at 10:54

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on maciOS using chrome I found pressing SHIFT + REFRESH hard refreshes the page and forces re-downloading of all source files and images.

answered Oct 17 '18 at 10:54

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When I upload new web files to my hosting, my browser is returning the old CSS file

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