Cache
The browser cache is a folder with copies of data from pages that you've visited. Usually, the cache stores page elements that are unlikely to have changed since your last query, such as music, videos, images, styles, and scripts. When you open a page you've visited before, the browser doesn't access it on the internet again but loads it from the cache instead. This makes the page open faster and decreases the network load.
Clearing the cache
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Tap →
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Go to the Privacy section.
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Tap Clear data.
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Select Cache.
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Deselect all the other options (if you only want to delete the browser cache).
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Tap Clear data.
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Confirm deletion.
Transferring cache to an SD card
By default, the cache is saved in the internal memory of your smartphone. To save space in the internal storage, you can transfer your cache to an SD card. It must meet the Yandex Browser requirements. The app will check the card when you try to transfer cache.
Alert
The data that you copy to an external drive becomes accessible to all third-party apps, including malicious ones. To protect your data, Yandex Browser encrypts cache when transferring it to an SD card.
Enable cache transfer
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Tap →
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Go to More settings and turn on Save cache to SD card.
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Wait for the app to check the SD card. It may take a few minutes.
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If your SD card meets the requirements, select
- Restart in the window to restart Yandex Browser immediately and start writing the cache to the SD card.
- Later to put off restarting the browser and transferring your cache until later. The cache will be transferred after you restart Yandex Browser. Until you restart the browser, the cache is written to your device's internal memory.
Note
If this feature isn't available, it means that it isn't supported by your device manufacturer or your Android version.
Automatic cache transfer
- If the transfer is enabled, your write access to the SD card is checked every time you restart, install, or update the browser. If you have access, the cache will automatically be transferred to your SD card.
What happens if I remove the SD card
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If the card is removed, the cache will write to the internal memory of your device.
If the memory card is removed while Yandex Browser is running, the browser will continue working, but the cache won't resume writing until you restart the browser. After restarting, the cache will write to the internal memory of your smartphone.