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no response when clear cache

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Every time I clear cache or history, etc., there's no feedback showing it's been done. i don't know how long to wait before doing whatever I want to do next. Are you getting feedback when you clear cache or history?

Every time I clear cache or history, etc., there's no feedback showing it's been done. i don't know how long to wait before doing whatever I want to do next. Are you getting feedback when you clear cache or history?

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If there is still disk activity then Firefox might still be clearing the cache.
You could try to open the about:cache to check the current usage of the disk and memory cache to confirm that the cache has been cleared.

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I'm not a Firefox expert. But I think when the Clear All History dialog window goes away, it's finished.

Try waiting something like 6 months before you clear any cache/history. Then when you clear it, you'll notice that the window stays open longer (than if you clear it daily or weekly).

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If there is still disk activity then Firefox might still be clearing the cache.
You could try to open the about:cache to check the current usage of the disk and memory cache to confirm that the cache has been cleared.

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thank you. brynn2 your answer and cor-el's both helped me.

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