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Where is Firefox cache? How to increase Firefox cache?

7 May 2008 | Useful |  21 comments
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Overview
Where is Firefox cache? How to increase Firefox cache? This article attempts to answer these two (2) simple questions.

Where is Firefox cache? Step 1
firefox
Type “about:cache” into the Firefox URL box (Red Circle) as shown above.

Where is Firefox cache? Step 2
firefox
Look down, select the path next to “Cache Directory” and copy it.

Where is Firefox cache? Step 3
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Paste the path into Windows Explorer. Note that the files in the Firefox cache are not named properly thus it can take quite some time to find a particular file. Larger files such as .flv or .swf might be easier to find compared against .jpg image files.

How to increase Firefox cache? Step 1
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Click “Tools” then select “Options” and click it to open up the Options Menu Window.

How to increase Firefox cache? Step 2
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Change the figure in the box (Red Circle) to anything higher than 50 (default cache size is 50MB) then click the “OK” button and the Firefox cache size will be increased accordingly.

Deimos’s Daily Reads
Check out this new trailer of the Incredible Hulk, courtesy of BaseGuardian.

Deimos’s Thoughts
Though every Firefox user ought to know this, Deimos believes that there could be some Firefox users that have yet to know this. Deimos has been using Firefox for quite some time before he knew where is to find the Firefox cache and how to increase it.

Deimos Asks
Do you know where is the Firefox cache and how to increase it?


21 Comments

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  1. 7th May 2008 
    5:34 am         

    Firefox HACK - How to increase Firefox Cache! | zedomax.com - Obsessively profiling DIYs, Hacks, Gadgets, Tech, Web2.0,and beyond.
    said the following:

    […] friend Deimos over at AhKong.Net posted an interesting post today about how to utilize the file cache of Firefox.ย  By use of more […]

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  3. 7th May 2008 
    7:52 am         

    Marcus Hochstadt
    said the following:

    Thanks for the info, mate. Will increase mine and see if I can drop faster that way… ๐Ÿ˜‰

    ~Marcus

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  5. 7th May 2008 
    7:57 am         

    Deimos Tel`Arin
    said the following:

    @Marcus Hochstadt:
    I just figured that out recently, thought it would be nice to share. ๐Ÿ˜›

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  7. 7th May 2008 
    9:23 am         

    kljs
    said the following:

    Why do you need to increase the cache in the first place?

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  9. 7th May 2008 
    9:28 am         

    Deimos Tel`Arin
    said the following:

    @kljs:
    Well, I need to stream certain videos that are quite large and explicit. ๐Ÿ˜ก

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  11. 7th May 2008 
    12:37 pm         

    joshuaun
    said the following:

    I did this b4………but the effect is not so direct………sigh โ—

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  13. 7th May 2008 
    12:56 pm         

    BaseGuardian
    said the following:

    Thanks for sharing, it will be helpful.

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  15. 7th May 2008 
    1:12 pm         

    Deimos Tel`Arin
    said the following:

    @joshuaun:
    What do you mean by the effect is not so direct? ๐Ÿ˜ณ

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    @BaseGuardian:
    You are welcome! ๐Ÿ’ก

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  17. 7th May 2008 
    2:13 pm         

    kljs
    said the following:

    explicit? heheheheheehe…… *evil thoughts*….

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  19. 7th May 2008 
    2:21 pm         

    bendz
    said the following:

    I wish I had a PC with much greater specs. I just have 40 gig hard drive and I don’t have plans f upgrading it and I only have about a gig left. Changing my cache size would be futile >.<

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  21. 7th May 2008 
    3:12 pm         

    Deimos Tel`Arin
    said the following:

    @kljs:
    You know, I know, can liao lor. Sssssssh. ๐Ÿ˜†

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    @bendz:
    40 gigs? You are so totally in need of a hard disk with much much more gigs! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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  23. 7th May 2008 
    4:04 pm         

    kljs
    said the following:

    Yeah….. I know lar…… ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  25. 7th May 2008 
    7:13 pm         

    iCalvyn
    said the following:

    great, this is a good tips, my cache contain a lot of entries, after clear, wow…

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  27. 8th May 2008 
    12:00 am         

    joshuaun
    said the following:

    means not very big different………..maybe i’ll try one more try=)

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  29. 8th May 2008 
    1:44 pm         

    Deimos Tel`Arin
    said the following:

    @kljs:
    Good! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    @iCalvyn:
    But I am not teaching anyone how to clear their cache wor. ๐Ÿ˜

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    @joshuaun:
    What kind of differences were you expecting in the first place? ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

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  31. 8th May 2008 
    2:02 pm         

    kljs
    said the following:

    I guess people are expecting faster website loading and such…… well, having a bigger cache only allow you to cache more webpages, doesn’t mean caching will help you load the page faster………..or something like that…

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  33. 8th May 2008 
    3:03 pm         

    dicky
    said the following:

    Hi, if i type “about:config” and add a “browser.cache.memory.capacity”, then set the value to a very large value, will it helps? I try on my own PC, seems like working well…

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  35. 8th May 2008 
    4:36 pm         

    Apple
    said the following:

    Good info. Digged and Delicioused. :mrgreen:

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    11:41 pm         

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    2:18 am         

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  41. 9th November 2010 
    12:19 am         

    Marcelo
    said the following:

    thanks .. idk if this will help but.. i will try bye….