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where are the temporary Internet files stored in Vista?

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renate_101
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I would like to see the files of websites. I am looking for the equivalent of Windows Internet Browser "Temporary Internet Files". I am using Vista, Mozilla Firwefox vers 3.5.7 Thank you for any help in advance.

I would like to see the files of websites. I am looking for the equivalent of Windows Internet Browser "Temporary Internet Files". I am using Vista, Mozilla Firwefox vers 3.5.7 Thank you for any help in advance.

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the-edmeister
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Temporary Internet files are known as the "cache" in Firefox.

Type about:cache in the URL bar and hit Enter.
Memory cache device - List Cache entries

cor-el
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You can find the location of the cache on the about:cache page (open that page via the location bar like a website).
Only large image and media files are stored as individual files on disk.
Other files are stored in a few large container files (_CACHE_XXX_) in the cache folder and not as separate files on disk.
The individual files on disk have random names without a file extension for security reasons: you can't open an application or start a downloaded virus inadvertently by clicking a file in the cache folder.

You can look at this extension for easier access to files in the cache. 

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
VISTA: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\