Local Disk C:\ WINDOWS\ Application Data\ Mozilla\ Firefox\ Profiles\ Local Disk C:\ Documents and Settings\ (Your Username)\ Application Data\ Mozilla\ Firefox\ Profiles\ Local Disk C:\ Users\ (Your Username)\ AppData\ Local\ Mozilla\ Firefox\ Profiles The default location of folder varies based on Windows OS currently in use. In addition to this, it also stores information regarding the entries made in the appcache and the disk and the total space occupied by them. It also displays information like links to various webpages and the number of entries made in the memory. When this URI is entered into the address field of Firefox, it gives the information regarding the Cache service. In order to access and view Firefox cache files the users can make use of a hidden URI named as about:cache. We will describe the location of the cache files and what function they perform. This write-up primarily focuses on the Mozilla Firefox cache folder.
In addition to this, the time for loading the webpage is decreased when the user visits the same webpage again. The cache files enable the reduction of bandwidth usage and load on the server. All the web browsers like Google Chrome, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox make use of web caching technologies in order to save documents such as HTML files and the images on the web sites visited by the user.
