Extract Flash Files from Browser Cache

Posted by Martin in The Web, Tools  Tags: , , , , , , ,

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Whenever I want to save a flash file, like a game or animation that I have been playing / watching, I have to go to the cache folder of Firefox and search for a file with the right extension and size. This is a lot of work if you have either a large cache or want to extract many flash files at once.

A far easier method would be to use the freeware Movie Extractor Scout lite. The Movie Extractor Scout scans the cache of Opera, Internet Explorer and Firefox automatically and create a list of all the flash files that it finds in there. You may watch them once the list has been created, grab the download link or add them to your favorites which means that the file is saved to another place on your hard drive.

You may wonder how you can get those flash files into your cache in the first place. This is really easy, just visit the website and view or play. The file will be automatically transferred to your cache. Some multi file games might not work with Movie Extractor Scout lite but most single ones do.

The developers website has a tutorial on how to create executable files from swf (the flash files) which is great if you want the application to be standalone. (sending to a friend for instance).


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cc says:

Aren’t there any plugins in firefox that do this like ‘Unplug’ and ‘Download Embedded’. What’s the difference aside from the fact that it works for IE as well.

Martin says:

I think the main difference to those add-ons is the fact that you do not need to be on the website to extract the flash file. This can be useful for two reasons.

First, if you visited a website in the past you are still able to extract the flash files if you did not clear your cache.

Second, if you want to do it on a large scale. The add-on needs to be executed while you are on the website that contains the flash. The extractor can be run after you have visited all sites with flash in them. Easier to handle.

Mile says:

If you want to see cache files in your FIREFOX just type “about:cache” in address bar. It will give you list of all temporary files in browser cache.

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