Firefox temporary files in Mac OS X

Question

When using Firefox in OS X where are the temporary files stored?

Answer 1

Firefox stores temporary files in

/Users/<profilename>/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/<something>.default/Cache/.

Firefox also uses

Users/<profilename/Library/Application\ Support>/Firefox/Profiles/...,

and in case you're interested, Flash uses

Users/<profilename>/Macromedia/Flash\ Player/....

I recommend the free program fseventer if you want to know more about where programs store/change files.

Cheers!

Answer 2

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.