| The word 'Cache' refers to the temporary storage area
in memory or on disk that computer components and various
programs use to quickly access data
A web browser saves the pages you view on the internet to
your pc's hard disk. When a browser is installed a
subdirectory is created under the main program directory to
cache visited pages. Caching is a quick to speed up your Web
surfing by storing the pages on your hard disk. By having the
page data stored locally, your browser can access the page right
from your PC rather than waiting for it to download from the
web. This means the next time you access the same page on the
internet, it loads quickly from your hard disk. This makes
information appear much quicker.
There are several problems associated with cached pages.
1. After a lot of browsing, your hard disk
can become loaded with thousands of files. Caching makes for
faster browsing but depending on your computer can slow down
your hard drive.
2. Depending on your browser settings, you may
also not see information that is up to date.
One of the most common problems reported to us by site visitors
is that they are not looking at information that is up to date -
for example, they cannot see the current Race Round results or
Media Releases. This is normally due to users looking at old 'cached
pages' or 'temporary internet files' stored on their
own computer—therefore the user may not be seeing the latest
published information from our web server. Ensure your browser
settings are showing you the latest information by following the
Recommend Browser Settings.
:: MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
Look for 'Internet Options' under 'Edit' or 'Tools'
Under the General Tab, you will see a 'Temporary Internet
Files' section.
Select 'Settings'.
Look underneath 'Check for newer versions of stored pages'
Select 'Every Visit to the page'.
Under the same section (General Tab) select 'Delete
Files'. This will remove any currently stored pages
from your computer.
Click 'OK'.
To make these changes take effect you will need to close and
then restart your browser.
:: NETSCAPE USERS
Select 'Edit' at the top bar of your browser then 'Preferences'
In the 'Preferences' menu open up 'Advanced' then
select 'Cache'.
On the Cache Page under 'Document in cache is compared to
document on network',
Select 'Every Time'.
To make these changes take effect you will need to close and
then restart your browser.
- Try these steps to clear 'cached pages' or 'temporary
internet files' that may be stored on your computer. 'Right
click' over the offending page and selecting 'refresh'
(Microsoft Internet Explorer) or 'reload'
(Netscape) in case your browser is giving you a previously
cached copy of our page.
- You can d reduce percent of disk space used by Internet
Explorer for its cache by sliding the "Amount of
disk space to use" gauge.
- Although it's not required by all browsers, restarting
your browser after clearing the cache is a good idea.
- Clearing the browser's cache will slow down the time it
takes to load sites you've been to before, but it will speed
up the time it takes for your browser to load when you
launch it.
- Navigator 3.x and Communicator 4.x users - If you're
often having to reload frequently updated pages, try setting
'Verify Documents' option to 'Every Time'.
This will make the browser retrieve the latest copy of a web
page even if it is in your pc's cache
Please be aware Internet Service Providers may use proxy
caches to reduce their latency and traffic. This is beyond our
control and may also be the cause of your browser showing older
versions of pages. |
