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I have been pressing Ctrl or Shift while clicking refresh for so long out of habit that I am not even sure it has any effect in modern browsers.
In the past it was used to do a 'hard refresh' - i.e. not reloading anything from the cache.
Does this still apply? If so, is the effect it has still the same?
Dve
Posted 2011-05-03T14:23:52.287
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It does still work and helps bypass the cache - here's a break down of the shortcuts for the common browsers:
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Safari
Firefox
Opera
Gaff
Posted 2011-05-03T14:23:52.287
Reputation: 16 863
1There's no Shift + R shortcut in the Opera, at least in the latest versions and I doubt about Shift + click refresh button either. – Malcolm – 2011-05-03T16:46:33.827
1Thanks @Malcolm - I'm not an Opera user so I couldn't confirm for sure. Please feel free to edit my answer if you know what the shortcut is on Opera. – Gaff – 2011-05-04T01:58:23.390
@Malcolm: Both Ctrl + F5 and Shift + F5 work for Opera since version 11.62 (see changelog, under Network for details).
@aaamos I left that comment long before the release of the version you mentioned. – Malcolm – 2014-02-13T18:51:40.027
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Under Firefox 4, a normal refresh will generally reload basic content such as HTML as well as CSS and JavaScript. If you force a full refresh, the browser will reload all content, including images and all other objects, from the server.
bwDraco
Posted 2011-05-03T14:23:52.287
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You haven't been using CTRL? – random – 2011-05-03T14:26:54.157
hmm.. depends which version of which browser no? Updated my question anyway – Dve – 2011-05-03T14:30:03.533