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Where is the FireFox cache located on my PC?

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MichaelDavis
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I'm on a Windows 8 machine, a bit unfamiliar with it, and wondering if anyone can tell me where FireFox's internet cache is located so I can retrieve some files.

I'm on a Windows 8 machine, a bit unfamiliar with it, and wondering if anyone can tell me where FireFox's internet cache is located so I can retrieve some files.

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The about:cache as mentioned and most other about: urls can be found in about:about

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cor-el
cor-el
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You can find the location of the cache on the about:cache page.

You can open this page via the location bar like you open a website.
Firefox stores the cache data in files with a random name and no file extension for security reasons.
The html files and other small files are stored in large container files.

James
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The about:cache as mentioned and most other about: urls can be found in about:about