The Firefox web browser maintains three different caches: The memory cache, the disk cache and the offline cache. It is possible to access those caches from within the browser by loading the about:cache page in the browser’s address bar, or by opening the cache location on the computer’s hard drive. The latter method is obviously [...]

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There are two ways to access the Firefox web browser cache. The cache can either be accessed from within the web browser by entering about:cache into the Firefox address bar or by opening the cache directory located in the Firefox user profile on the hard drive. The in-browser solution displays a bare-bone file browser with [...]

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The cache viewer extension for firefox might be a nice add-on for some users out there. One way to look at the cache is to enter about:cache in your address bar and hit enter. This display is unfortunately not very practicable and the information displayed are scarce. The cache on the hard drive is even worse, all files are obfuscated and you can only guess what this file is about by looking at the file size and type.

Categories: Browsing, Firefox