When using Firefox in OS X where are the temporary files stored?
2 Answers
Firefox stores temporary files in
/Users/<profile name>/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/<something>.default/Cache/
.
Firefox also uses
/Users/<profile name>/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/...
,
and in case you're interested, Flash uses
/Users/<profile name>/Macromedia/Flash\ Player/...
.
I recommend the free program fseventer if you want to know more about where programs store/change files.
Cheers!
In Mac, Profile folders are in one of these locations:
~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<profile folder>
~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<profile folder>
The tilde character (~) refers to the current user's Home folder, so ~/Library
is the /Macintosh HD/Users/<username>/Library
folder.
Look for Cache folder under your Profile folder.
Alternatively, type in about:cache
in Firefox's address bar and hit Enter. There you will see the full paths of memory/disk/offline cache directories.