Flushing your DNS cache is useful if you have moved your site between servers. DNS cache can take up to 24 hours to automatically clear, following the steps below instantly clears your DNS cache.

Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Windows XP, 2000, or Vista
MacOS 10.7 and 10.8
MacOS 10.5 and 10.6

Windows 7 / 8 / 10

1. Press Win+X to open the WinX menu
2. Right-click on 'Command Prompt' and select 'Run as Administrator'
3. Enter the following command:

ipconfig /flushdns

If the command was successful, you will see the following message:

Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache

Windows XP, 2000, or Vista

1. Click the 'Start' button
2. On the 'Start' menu, click 'Run'
3. If you do not see the 'Run' command in Vista, enter run in the 'Search' bar
4. Type the following command in the 'Run' text box:

ipconfig /flushdns

MacOS 10.7 and 10.8

1. Click 'Applications'
2. Click 'Utilities'
3. Double-click the 'Terminal' application
4. Type the following command:

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

To run this command, you will need to know the computer's Admin account password.

MacOS 10.5 and 10.6

1. Click 'Applications'
2. Click 'Utilities'
3. Double-click the 'Terminal' application
4. Type the following command:

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache