Cookies are packets of information that websites deposit on the local storage of your computer to remember your preferences, cart items, etc., and keep you logged in on the website. However, many times when a site is behaving unexpectedly or appears broken on the browser, the first and foremost step is to clear the cookies so it can be reloaded and potentially fix the issue.

But you don’t have to clear the cookies for the entire browser when you’re facing the issue on a single website. Fortunately, clearing cookies for a specific website is extremely easy and only requires a little effort from your side.

Remove Cookies for a Specific Website in Edge

Microsoft Edge is one of the most popular browsers out there. If this is the browser of your choice, read on to know how you can easily delete the cookies.

To clear cookies without heading to the Settings tab, open the website on the Edge browser and then click on the ‘Lock’ icon in the address bar. Next, click on the ‘Cookies’ option. This will open a separate window on your screen.

Now, click on a category of cookies to select and click on the ‘Remove’ button to delete the cookies from your local storage. Repeat this process for each category.

To clear the cookies from the Settings menu, click on the ‘ellipsis’ icon (three horizontal dots) and then select the ‘Settings’ option from the menu to proceed.

After that, click on the ‘Cookies and Site permission’ tab from the left sidebar.

Then, from the right section of the window, click on the ‘Manage and delete cookies and site data’ tile to continue.

Now, click on the ‘See all cookies and site data’ option.

After that, you can either use the search bar present on the top right of the page or manually scroll down to locate the website. Once located, click on it to continue.

Then, click on the ‘Trash’ icon to delete the cookies from your local storage. Repeat this step for each category. And that’s it, you have successfully deleted cookies for a specific website in Microsoft Edge.


Delete Cookies for a Specific Website in Chrome

If you’re using the Chrome browser, here’s how you can delete the cookies for specific websites with ease.

If you are already on the website you wish to delete the cookies for, click on the ‘lock’ icon on the address bar and then choose the ‘cookies’ option. This will open a separate window on your screen.

Now, click on a category to select and then click on the ‘Delete’ button to remove the cookies from the local storage. Repeat the process for all categories and that’s about it, you have successfully deleted cookies for the specific website.

To delete the cookies from the Settings menu, from the Chrome home screen, click on the ‘kebab menu’ (three vertical dots) icon and select the ‘Settings’ option.

After that, click on the ‘Security & Privacy’ tab from the left sidebar.

Next, from the right section, click on the ‘Cookies and other site data’ tile to proceed.

Now, scroll down and click on the ‘See all cookies and site data’ option.

On the next screen, you can either search for a specific website using the search box or you can manually scroll down to locate the website.

Once located, click on the ‘Trash’ icon to delete all the cookies pertaining to the website from your computer. And that’s it, you have now removed cookies for a specific website in Chrome.


Clear Cookies for a Specific Website in Firefox

The process to delete cookies on Mozilla Firefox is largely similar to that of Chrome with slight changes here and there. That being said, the process is still pretty plain sailing and easy to follow.

To delete cookies for the currently opened page, click on the ‘lock’ icon present on the address bar. Next, choose the ‘Clear cookies and site data’ option. This will open a separate window on your screen.

Now, click on the ‘Remove’ button to clear all cookies for the website.

Another way to delete cookies for specific websites in firefox is to click on the kebab menu (three vertical dots) present in the top right corner of the window to reveal the overflow menu. After that, locate and click on the ‘Settings’ option from the overflow menu to proceed. This will open a separate tab in the browser window.

Now, click on the ‘Privacy & Security’ tab from the left sidebar to proceed.

Next, click on the ‘Manage Data’ button. This will open a separate window on your screen.

From the separately opened window, either search for the website using the search bar or scroll down manually. Once located, click to select and then click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button.

And that’s it, you have successfully deleted cookies for a specific website in Mozilla Firefox.


In case you wish to delete cookies for every website, or you wish to delete cookies after every surfing session, read our dedicated article on it.