How to Flush DNS Cache on Windows, macOS, and Chrome
Your computer and browser can temporarily store DNS lookup results so websites can be reached more quickly. Normally this cache is useful, but outdated or incorrect DNS information can sometimes cause websites to fail to load, redirect incorrectly, or continue pointing to an old server after DNS records have changed. Quick answer: Flushing the DNS cache removes locally stored DNS lookup information. Your device will then request fresh DNS information the next time it needs to resolve a domain name. What is a DNS cache? DNS translates domain names such as example.com into IP addresses that computers can use for network communication. To avoid repeating the same DNS lookup every time you visit a website, operating systems, browsers, routers, and DNS resolvers may temporarily cache DNS results. A cached entry normally remains available until its configured Time to Live (TTL) ...