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In response to "Tell me how that fixed it. I am curious. -- nm" by Bacon the Hutt

If the browser downloaded every file on the page for each page load, it would be too slow, so it saves some & only pretends to download it.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Dec 20 '15, 11:16

This causes a problem when one of the files changes & the browser doesn't know.

Shift refresh forces it to grab all files.

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Gracias you two. New tip for me -- nm - Bacon the Hutt Dec 20, 11:17 1
- yep it purges the cache. -- nm - Use the Force, loosi Dec 20, 11:24

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