How to clear browser cache automatically in Selenium WebDriver?

Question

How to clear browser cache before every test run? I tried with driver.manage().deleteAllCookies(); in setUp method after creating the driver instan

Answer 1

Using this post, How To: Execute command line in C#, get STD OUT results, I came up with this C# code to delete cookies (and as a side effect it deletes all IE browser data).

public static void DeleteIECookiesAndData()
{
    Process p = new Process();
    p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
    p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
    p.StartInfo.FileName = "RunDll32.exe";
    p.StartInfo.Arguments = "InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2";
    p.Start();
    p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
    p.WaitForExit();
}

It isn't pretty at all, but it works. Maybe some pieces could be removed. (please let me know if you find a better way to do this).