# How to refresh flash file without clearing cache?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-refresh-flash-file-without-clearing-cache/1255
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**Created:** [May 14, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-refresh-flash-file-without-clearing-cache/1255 "2002-05-14T13:48:25Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-refresh-flash-file-without-clearing-cache/1255/1 "2002-05-14T13:48:25Z")
Hello all,
How do you refresh a flash file on a browser without clearing cache each and every time you do a tweak to the flash file?
Problem:
Each time I tweak a flash file and view it on a browser, the “previous flash version” always get view and not the one I just tweaked. Is there a way to solve this problem without clearing cache to view the new changes in flash itself?
Or is there some sort of refresh javascript that will solved this problem?
NOTE: Refreshing the browser does not solved the problem.
Thanks to all those that lend a hand here.
Sincerely,
Chi Huynh
Web Designer of [EthanCote.com](http://EthanCote.com)
[www.ethancote.com](http://www.ethancote.com)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-refresh-flash-file-without-clearing-cache/1255/2 "2002-05-14T15:53:21Z")
You need to append a randomly generated number to your swf, so the name will never be the same!
or rename yourself…