May 22, 2020 Normally, the cache is cleared by reloading the add-in. If more than one add-in exists in the same document, the process of automatically clearing the cache on reload might not be reliable. You can clear the cache by using the personality menu of any task pane add-in. Choose the personality menu. On a Windows computer, you have to clear the cache in both Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Clearing the cache in only one will not fully clear the cache for Microsoft Word. All Windows computers have both Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge installed (even if you've never used them). Clearing the cache in Internet Explorer.

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You can remove an add-in that you've previously sideloaded on Windows, Mac, or iOS by clearing the Office cache on your computer.

Additionally, if you make changes to your add-in's manifest (for example, update file names of icons or text of add-in commands), you should clear the Office cache and then re-sideload the add-in using updated manifest. Doing so will allow Office to render the add-in as it's described by the updated manifest.

Note

Microsoft Word 2010 Clear Cache

To remove a sideloaded add-in from Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, or Word on the web, see Sideload Office Add-ins in Office on the web for testing: Remove a sideloaded add-in.

Clear the Office cache on Windows

To remove all sideloaded add-ins from Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, delete the contents of the folder:

If the following folder exists, delete its contents too.

To remove a sideloaded add-in from Outlook, use the steps outlined in Sideload Outlook add-ins for testing to find the add-in in the Custom add-ins section of the dialog box that lists your installed add-ins. Choose the ellipsis (...) for the add-in and then choose Remove to remove that specific add-in. If this add-in removal doesn't work, then delete the contents of the Wef folder as noted previously for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Additionally, to clear the Office cache on Windows 10 when the add-in is running in Microsoft Edge, you can use the Microsoft Edge DevTools.

Tip

If you only want the sideloaded add-in to reflect recent changes to its HTML or JavaScript source files, you shouldn't need to clear the cache. Instead, just put focus in the add-in's task pane (by clicking anywhere within the task pane) and then press F5 to reload the add-in.

Note

To clear the Office cache using the following steps, your add-in must have a task pane. If your add-in is a UI-less add-in -- for example, one that uses the on-send feature -- you'll need to add a task pane to your add-in that uses the same domain for SourceLocation, before you can use the following steps to clear the cache.

1. Install the Microsoft Edge DevTools.

2. Open your add-in in the Office client.

3. Run the Microsoft Edge DevTools.

4. In the Microsoft Edge DevTools, open the Local tab. Your add-in will be listed by its name.

5. Select the add-in name to attach the debugger to your add-in. A new Microsoft Edge DevTools window will open when the debugger attaches to your add-in.

6. On the Network tab of the new window, select the Clear cache button.

7. If completing these steps doesn't produce the desired result, you can also select the Always refresh from server button.

Clear the Office cache on Mac

Add-ins are often cached in Office for Mac, for performance reasons. Normally, the cache is cleared by reloading the add-in. If more than one add-in exists in the same document, the process of automatically clearing the cache on reload might not be reliable.

You can clear the cache by using the personality menu of any task pane add-in.

• Choose the personality menu. Then choose Clear Web Cache.

  Note

  You must run macOS version 10.13.6 or later to see the personality menu.

Microsoft Word Cache File

You can also clear the cache manually by deleting the contents of the ~/Library/Containers/com.Microsoft.OsfWebHost/Data/ folder.

Note

If that folder doesn't exist, check for the following folders and if found, delete the contents of the folder.

• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.{host}/Data/Library/Caches/ where {host} is the Office application (e.g., Excel)
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.{host}/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/16.0/Wef/ where {host} is the Office application (e.g., Excel)
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/Data/Caches/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/Data/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/

Clear Microsoft Word Cache Windows 10

Clear the Office cache on iOS

To clear the Office cache on iOS, call window.location.reload(true) from JavaScript in the add-in to force a reload. Alternatively, you can reinstall Office.

See also

Clear the Office and Web cache for Excel on a Mac in the following cases:

• If the provider you are connecting to has been updated; for example, after a monthly update has been applied.

• Before sideloading or deploying a new or modified manifest file.

• If you have previously sideloaded the same Oracle Smart View for Office (Mac and Browser) add-in an earlier session and are experiencing issues, such as login issues.

• If the 'Include Functions support' option is enabled in the manifest file.

1. Clear the Office cache by manually deleting files:
   1. Close all Office applications.
   2. Delete the contents of the following folder:

      /Users/{your_name_on_the_device}/Library/Containers/com.Microsoft.OsfWebHost/Data/

      If that folder does not exist on your Mac, then check your system for the following folder locations and, if found, delete their contents:

      ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.excel/Data/Library/Caches

      ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.excel/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/16.0/Wef

      com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/Data/Caches/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2/

      For more information, see Clear the Office cache on the Microsoft support site and see 'Clear the Office cache on Mac.'

2. Re-sideload or redeploy the manifest file, launch Excel, and log in to Smart View.

   See Mac: Sideloading on Excel 365 and Logging In or Mac: Sideloading on Excel 365 and Logging In.

3. Clear the web cache using the Clear Web Cache command:
   1. In the Smart View ribbon, select Home.
   2. Click the i icon in the upper-right corner of the Login dialog or the Home panel to display the'personality' menu.
   3. From the personality menu, select Clear Web Cache.

      In this example, the personality menu is accessed from the Login screen:

      
      

      For more information, see Clear the Office cache on the Microsoft support site and see 'Clear the Office cache on Mac.'

4. Continue working in Smart View.