__/ [ David Graham ] on Wednesday 22 February 2006 14:27 \__
Hi
Firefox 1.5 makes it easy to clear the cache but I would like to know
the
location of the cache so I can store something from it for later use.
Does
anyone know where the cache is stored on Windows XP.
thanks
David
Cache in Firfox is stored as large chunks of aggregated files, which are
often hard to interpret as-are. In Linux, Firefox cache is located under:
~/.mozilla/firefox/<user>.default/Cache
...but, but, but...
In Windows XP it should be under your profile's "Application
Settings/Firefox/<user>/Cache" or some variation of that. I cannot recall
the exact location, but it's there...
For completeness, in Mac OSX, it should reside under a similarly
structures
directory while the installation paths are (by default):
/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/
And in Windows:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
These are all valuable locations to keep in mind if you ever wish to
extend
Firefox to include search plug-ins, user-tailored CSS files, and more.
There's also the issue of profile duplication and backup.
Hope it helps,
Roy
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