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Caches make your websites load faster, but can be confusing to optimize. The following video details how DevTools can help you inspect and troubleshoot some common web caches.

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSMb-aH6sUw)

Watch the video to learn how to:

- Inspect and clear caches with the **Network** panel.
- Influence what Chrome caches with [`Cache-Control`](https://web.dev/articles/http-cache#flowchart).
- Empty cache and hard reload.
- Disable cache.
- Filter resources cached by service workers.
- Inspect and disable service worker cache with the **Application** panel.
- Simulate devices with low storage.

For more information, see:

- [DevTools Tips: Debugging bfcache](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/devtools-tips-29)