How do you clear cached redirects in Chrome?
I changed the DNS for a domain name and when I go to mydomain.com. Even though ping mydomain.com now shows it resolves to the correct IP, if I type in "mydomain.com" into Chrome, it still redirects to , which was a redirect automatically setup by the old webhost.
Clearing Chrome's browser cache has no effect, and Chrome seems to ignore /etc/hosts. I tried using a "different" URL, like mydomain.com?123, but Chrome still redirects to . Is this a bug or is there someway to clear whatever cache Chrome uses to save 301 redirects?
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On desktop Chrome, deleting the last hour of browsing history works, so long as you've followed the redirect within the last hour.
On Android Chrome, visit chrome://net-internals, click the downward arrow at the top right corner, and choose 'clear cache'. That is the only solution I found for Chrome on Android.
I had a similar issue with a site still re-directing to and found the 'clear cache' via internals to work.
Redirects can be caused by a variety of things - caching by your browser, your system, the network, the site configuration itself and any in between steps.
In addition to clearing browsing history and cookies, I also tried the answers from Clear cache for specific domain name in chrome - I suggest trying answers in order of increasing complexity (e.g. start with what you're happiest with and if that doesn't work, try one of the more tricky solutions)
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After opening up the developer tools (usually by pressing F12) Click + Hold on the "Reload Page" button. From the popup list, choose "Empty Cache and Hard Reload".
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1Here's how to delete Chrome's cookies selectively by domain or subdomain:
* go tochrome://settings/content/cookies
* type the domain name in the search box
* click delete
The only method that worked from me is using Development tools an check on disable cache and the redirection were gone :)
Go to chrome://net-internals/#dns and click the Clear Host Cache button
If it's an 301 redirect Chrome will cache it. To clear the cache, go to:
Chrome Menu > Settings > Show advanced settings... > Privacy > Click Clear browsing data...On chromium 88 chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
Check "Cached images and files" and click "Clear Data"
