If you are coming from Windows, you might instinctively hit the F5 key.
| Context | Shortcut | Action | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Command (⌘) + R | Standard Reload | | Safari / Chrome | Cmd + Shift + R (or Opt + Cmd + R ) | Hard Reload (Clear Cache) | | Finder (Files) | Cmd + Shift + . | Force Window Refresh | | Activity Monitor | Command (⌘) + R | Update Statistics | | Mac Frozen | Opt + Cmd + Esc | Force Quit / Relaunch | refresh mac shortcut