In this post we will see how we can see cache files in browsers like Chrome, Mozilla and Internet Explorer. As you all know for every actions we do in our browser the files are being cached, these files can be anything like images, scripts, CSS and lot more. And when we do Ctrl+Shift+Delete, these entries will be cleared too. So what if we need to see those cached files? In this post we will see that. I hope you will like this.

Background

Recently I came across a situation to check the cached files in my Google chrome browser. So I thought of creating an article which shows how to see cache files in most used browsers like Google chrome, Mozilla, Internet Explorer.

How to see cache files

In Chrome

In the URL are type the below text.

[html]
chrome://view-http-cache/
[/html]

OR

[html]
chrome://cache/
[/html]

See Cached Files In Chrome

In Mozilla

In the URL are type the below text.

[html]
about:cache
[/html]

OR

For memory storage

[html]
about:cache?storage=memory&context=
[/html]

OR

For disk storage

[html]
about:cache?storage=disk&context=
[/html]

See Cached Files In Mozilla

In Internet Explorer

You can always see your files at %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

Conclusion

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