# Firefox

# How to update Mozilla Firefox

[Update Firefox to the latest release | Firefox Help (mozilla.org)](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-release)

1. <span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Click the menu button ![Fx89menuButton](https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-05-15-11-18-38-e5b736.png) at the right side of the Firefox toolbar, go to <span class="menu">Help</span>, and select <span class="menu">About Firefox</span>.</span> The <span class="for" data-for="win,linux">*About Mozilla Firefox*</span> window will open.
2. Firefox will check for updates automatically. If an update is available, it will be downloaded. <dl><dt><span class="for" data-for="win">![fx91AboutDownloadingUpdate](https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-09-02-13-51-35-2e231e.png)</span></dt></dl>
3. When the download is complete, click <span class="button">Restart to update Firefox</span>. <dl><dt><span class="for" data-for="win">![fx91AboutRestartUpdate](https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2021-09-02-13-53-23-381f1c.png)</span></dt></dl>

# Clear Cookies and Cache - Mozilla Firefox

[How to clear the Firefox cache | Firefox Help (mozilla.org)](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache)

<p class="callout info">Clearing browser cache and cookies can also help solve GraceLink loading incorrectly.</p>

The Firefox [cache](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_cache) temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites you visit in order to speed up your browsing experience. This article describes how to clear the cache.

- To clear your history (cookies, browsing history, cache, etc.) all at once, see [Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox).

## Table of Contents

<div id="bkmrk-clear-the-cache-auto">- [<span class="toctext">Clear the cache</span>](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache#w_clear-the-cache)
- [<span class="toctext">Automatically clear the cache</span>](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache#w_automatically-clear-the-cache)

</div># Clear the cache (or Cookies)

1. <span class="for" data-for="win,linux"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Click the menu button [![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/1o8image.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/1o8image.png) </span></span><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">and select <span class="menu">Settings</span>.</span>
2. Select the <span class="menu">Privacy &amp; Security</span> panel.
3. In the **Cookies and Site Data** section, click <span class="button">Clear Data…</span>. <dl><dt>[![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/ySBimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/ySBimage.png)
    
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4. Remove the check mark in front of **Cookies and Site Data** <span style="text-decoration: underline;">IF you want to only delete cache</span>. Checkmark it if you want to also delete Cookies and Site Data. 
    - For more information about managing site data, see [Manage local site storage settings](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/storage).
5. With *Cached Web Content* check marked, click the <span class="button">Clear</span> button.
6. Close the *about:preferences* page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

<div class="note" id="bkmrk-tip%3A%C2%A0here%27s-another-">**Tip:** Here's another way to clear the Firefox cache: 1. Click the menu button [![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/dgPimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/dgPimage.png) to open the menu panel.
2. Click <span class="menu">History</span> and select <span class="menu">Clear Recent History…</span>.
3. Next to **Time range to clear**, choose **Everything** from the drop-down menu, select **Cache** in the items list, make sure other items you want to keep are not selected and then click the <span class="button">OK</span> button. You can also select Cookies if you want to clear them.

See [this article](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox#w_how-do-i-clear-my-history) for details.</div># Automatically clear the cache (or cookies)

You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes:

1. <span class="for" data-for="win,linux"><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">Click the menu button [![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/VLwimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/VLwimage.png) </span></span><span class="for" data-for="win,linux">and select <span class="menu">Settings</span>.</span>
2. Select the <span class="menu">Privacy &amp; Security</span> panel and go to the **History** section.
3. In the drop-down menu next to **Firefox will**, choose <span class="menu">Use custom settings for history</span>. <dl><dt>[![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/RMdimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/RMdimage.png)
    
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4. Select the check box for **Clear history when Firefox closes**.
5. Click the <span class="button">Settings…</span> button. The *Settings for Clearing History* window will open.
6. Put a check mark next to **Cache (or Cookies)** and make sure other items you want to keep are not selected. <dl><dt>[![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/EKyimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/EKyimage.png)
    
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    - For more information about other settings, see [Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox).
7. Click <span class="button">OK</span> to close the *Settings for Clearing History* window.
8. Close the *about:preferences* page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

<div class="note" id="bkmrk-tip%3A-there-are-sever">**Tip**: There are several add-ons available that allow you to clear the cache using an icon on your toolbar. Go to the [Mozilla Add-ons Web Page](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/) to do a search. The Mozilla community is not responsible for maintaining and supporting third-party add-ons. Please contact the add-on developer directly if you need assistance with an add-on.</div>

# Enable TouchScreen KeyBoard in FireFox

source: [How to Display On-Screen Keyboard in Mozilla Firefox (trishtech.com)](https://www.trishtech.com/2015/12/how-to-display-on-screen-keyboard-in-mozilla-firefox/)

Enabling this setting is useful for our Touchscreen enabled GraceLink CheckIn stations:

- First Go into the settings App in Windows. On Windows 10, Navigate to Devices, Typing.
- Enable "Show the touch keyboard when not in tablet mode and there's no keyboard attached" setting.  
    [![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/RXbimage.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/RXbimage.png)
- Now Open Firefox
- enter in the address field *about:config*
- search for *detect*  or *keyboard*. You will need to change the ui.osk.detect\_physical\_keyboard config to *<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**false**</span>*.   
      
    [![image.png](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://kb.gracechurches.org/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/image.png)
- Restart Firefox and the onscreen Keyboard should show up when you tap on a text field in FireFox.