[Complete Tutorial] 2 Detailed Ways to Clear DNS Cache on Mac

Part 1: Quick Way to Clear DNS Cache on Mac

It is Aiseesoft Mac Cleaner that can help you flush DNS cache and optimize Mac within clicks. There is no need to find DNS cache on Mac. The program can help you scan and delete unnecessary DNS cache on most popular Mac operating systems smartly. You can clear DNS cache, delete junk files, speed up Mac system, uninstall apps, encrypt private data and get more powerful features from the program.

When should you flush DNS cache with Aiseesoft Mac Cleaner? Here're some examples that you can flush DNS cache on Mac.

• Fail to connect some websites.
• The website loading speed reduces a lot.
• An entry in the DNS server is changed.
• Other related issues on DNS server.

Mac Cleaner can flush DNS on Mac without deleting other files. Thus, you can feel free to flush local DNS cache with Aiseesoft Mac Cleaner.

Step 1. Free download and install Aiseesoft Mac Cleaner. When you launch the program, choose ToolKit in the main interface.

Step 2. Click Optimize to access this Mac Cleaner maintenance function. Click Scan to quickly scan DNS cache on Mac.

Step 3. Choose View to have a check. Scroll down the left pane. Click the Flush DNS option. You can get the local cache of resolved DNS on Mac.

Step 4. When you click Clean, you will be required to enter the admin password to install a new helper tool. Just enter password and click Install Helper. Sooner, a notification pops up. Click Confirmation to flush DNS data on Mac and return everything back to the normal state.

Part 2: Manual Way to Flush DNS Cache on Mac

You can also flush DNS cache on Mac with Terminal to resolve connectivity issues, DNS spoofing, slow browsing and other associated DNS issues. Compared with the one-click DNS cache cleaning tool, you need to do much work to clear DNS on Mac. Just read and choose your macOS flush DNS tutorial below.

Flush DNS Cache in macOS High Sierra

Step 1. Open Mac Finder. Click Utilities in the Applications folder. Later, choose Terminal within the folder.

Step 2. Copy and paste sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; sleep 2; echo macOS DNS Cache Reset | say into the Terminal window.

Step 3. Press Return on your keyboard.

Step 4. Enter the password and press Return to confirm.

Step 5. You will be notified with macOS DNS cache reset. Exit Terminal to clear DNS cache in macOS High Sierra. (See how to delete an app on Mac)

Flush DNS Cache in macOS Sierra

Step 1. Open the Applications folder in Finder. Choose Terminal from the Utilities folder.

Step 2. Enter sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;say DNS cache has been flushed into the Terminal window.

Step 3. Press Return on Mac keyboard. Enter the password to confirm. Then press Return again.

Step 4. Once you flush DNS in macOS Sierra, you can hear an audio alert.

Note: You can copy and paste sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;sudo killall mDNSResponderHelper;sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;say to clear macOS Sierra DNS cache too.

Flush DNS Cache in Mac OS X EI Capitan and Yosemite 10.10.4 and Newer

Step 1. In Mac Finder, choose Applications, Utilities and Terminal in order.

Step 2. Copy and paste sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder;say cache flushed into Terminal.

Step 3. Press Return to run the Mac OS X flush DNS command line. Enter the password and press Return to move on.

Step 4. When you flush DNS on Mac OS X successfully, you can hear an audio alert. (You can also clear other cache on Mac.)

Note: To fully flush DNS cache in Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10/10.10.1/10.10.2/10.10.3, you should also clear Multicast DNS (MDNS) and Unicast DNS (NDNS). Here are the command lines you need to copy into Terminal too.

Clear MDNS cache: sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache

Clear NDNS cache: sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches

Or you can clear both MDNS and UDNS caches with sudo discoveryutil mdnsflushcache;sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches;say flushed

Which Mac DNS flushing way is easier? Obviously Mac Cleaner is the winner. You can get rid of confusing command lines to achieve the same result. Terminal is not a friendly program for beginners. You may delete system files and get Mac into trouble using wrong command lines by mistake.

Thus, it is recommended to flush DNS cache on Mac with Aiseesoft Mac Cleaner. You can complete the whole process to clear DNS in macOS and OS X within 3 minutes. What's more, you can clean Mac up and protect your privacy within the program too. It is worth to free download and have a try. Your Mac will run faster than before.