Applies to managed Chrome browsers on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
As an admin, you can use your Google Admin console to remotely send actions to managed Chrome browsers. For example, you can delete browser cache or cookies.
How to
For managed browsers
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Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
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Go to Menu
Chrome browser > Managed browsers.
Requires having the Chrome Management administrator privilege.
- In the list of managed browsers, click the machine name.
- Go to Browsers & profiles.
- Click the path.
- Find the profile name that you want to remotely send actions to.
- Click Actions
.
- Choose an option:
- Clear cache—Delete browser cache.
- Clear cookies—Delete cookies (except Google Services)
- Clear cache and cookies—Delete browser cache and cookies (except Google Services)
Within 30 seconds, the remote command is sent to the browser and carried out. Poor network performance might delay the command being sent. Sometimes, users might have to refresh a webpage for it to work again.
If the machine is not connected to the internet, the command expires in 10 minutes. Subsequent commands fail until the browser tries to connect to the server again. Most of the time, remote commands should complete in less than 10 seconds.
For managed profiles
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Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
- In the list of managed profiles, select one or multiple profiles (Google Accounts only).
- At the top, choose an option:
- Clear cache—Delete profile cache.
- Clear cookies—Delete profile cookies (except Google Services)
Within 30 seconds, the remote command is sent to the browser and carried out. Poor network performance might delay the command being sent. Sometimes, users might have to refresh a webpage for it to work again.
If the profile is not connected to the internet, the command expires in 24 hours.
An audit log entry is added to the Chrome audit log.
For instructions on how to manage remote commands on profiles using an API, see Chrome Management Profiles API.