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Camino or Safari Cache Location

I'd like to know where the default Java applet cache location is for either Safari or Camino on a Mac, because I'm trying to replace the minecraft.jar for classic with a survival test jar I got off ...
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How does firefox decide which cache to put a component in

If you type: about:cache into the firefox addressbar, you see some very interesting information about what is cached. Some files go into the memory cache and some into the disk cache. How does ...
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Web browser without HDD access

I'm wondering if there is a way to disable all browsing-related drive access (history, cookie jar, disk caches) in either Firefox or Google Chromium (Linux). Basically, I'm running this on a laptop, ...
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Keystroke to reload a page without cache in Chrome for OS X

According to the Chrome Docs, the Ctrl/Shift+F5 keystroke is only supported on Windows. Is there any keystroke I can do to fully reload a page without the cache on Chrome for Mac?
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Set Firefox to NEVER use Cache?

Can I set Firefox to never use cache? This is for development, to be sure I am always looking at my latest work. (I might ask the same type of question for Eclipse/Tomcat too. Building a webapp with ...
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Skip-the-server-cache feature in browsers

Years ago, I used Lynx (the Web browser). And it had a neat feature: you could follow a link normally, or you could specify that you wanted a non-cached copy. Regular link loading, or link reloading. ...
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Auto save all visited pages in Firefox [closed]

I searched for this on Google, but I could not find it. So is there any add-on which automatically saves all the pages I visit in some cache, so that I can access them in offline mode also? I am ...
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What is Chrome default cache size limit?

What is Chrome default cache size limit? Where it can be found?
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What settings can I change in virtualized XP and W7 to minimise unnecessary image file differential size

I have several virtualized instances of XP and W7 on KVM, and each week I take an LVM snapshot of the qcow2 file and rsync it to a remote site. I'd like to reduce my bandwidth usage if possible - what ...
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What is 500 server error "cache fill open file" in browsers and how to resolve it?

Sometimes, in Firefox (7.0.1) on WinXP, I encounter following error for some websites: Server Error The following error occurred: [code=CACHE_FILL_OPEN_FILE] An internal error prevented the ...
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How to turn google chrome caches off completely

I've tried everything I can think of. Even tried to use the CTRL+SHIFT+I and then click the "Disable cache" under network, but nothing works. Do I really have to clear it my self, every now and ...
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How do I locate the offline file data in firefox

I used to locate the file data by going to cache directory, which I would locate by typing about:cache in the Firefox address bar. I can still navigate to this page but the file structure inside his ...
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Internet Explorer DNS cache location

It is known that IE has its own DNS cache. I want to clear it at times. I know that I can do it by clearing browsing history in IE settings. But I'm looking for automatic method, so the location in ...
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How can I force Google Chrome to cache images?

There's a website I use every day, and there are lots of large images on it (uploaded by my designers). Every time I go to a page, the images get downloaded again, and it takes forever. How can I ...
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Remove default favicon on localhost

I developed a website with a favicon and now every time I access localhost (for my other projects), I get that same favicon showing up. I'm on OSX, using Chrome. I tried clearing the cache; it flashed ...
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Is there a Chrome version of IE's "Every time I visit the webpage"?

In IE, there are caching options like the following image - "Every time I visit the webpage" Is there an equivalent setting Chrome? I want to avoid CTRL + F5.
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IE 8 + cache clearing... IE8 will not load newer versions of a .jpg file

I have put <meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="120"><!-- Should update every 120 seconds--> <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache"><!-- prevent caching --> <...
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What happens if I visit a site that supports HSTS and I clear the cookies, cache, etc from my browser?

Would this mean that I could potentially be susceptible to a man in the middle attack? Would the browser need to cache this information again?
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Website Not Displaying Correctly [closed]

I have a client that has Internet Explorer 8 installed. There are some websites that are not displaying correctly, they are coming up with text only. Normally when this has come up, clearing the ...
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How to disable browser cache in Chrome

I don't even use this browser normally, just for testing purposes, and the directory size of "Chrome" in "AppData\Local\Google" is like 500 MB. Is there a way I can disable page cache in Chrome?
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How do I eliminate unwanted redirects on a web page?

I have been accessing a particular web site over a period of months. Over the last two days, every time I try to access the site, I see the site page for less than a second, and then get redirected to ...
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Spin down hard drive while on treadmill (or car or any other shaky environment)

I have a laptop with 8GB of RAM running Windows 7. Is it possible to completely shut off the hard drive while browsing the web? I use Firefox. I figure I would need to do this if I wanted to prevent ...
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Firefox local storage and cache questions

Where I can find the contents of local storage saved in Firefox? I have searched into the profile and appdata folder, but I couldn't find any reference to local storage. Also, is there any way I can ...
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How can I access a music video (youtube) that Chrome has already downloaded?

I have a youtube video I am listening to, having waited for it to download from youtube. Now, if I close the Chrome browser tab it is in, I will have to wait for the download again. The file must ...
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Is there a one-click way (either natively or via extension) to clear the cache in Google Chrome on a Mac?

For development purposes I clear the cache a lot in Google Chrome and would like to be able to do it with a single click. Is this possible on Mac? I found the Click&Clean extension, but that ...
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How can I automatically download pages I've surfed so I can view them while offline?

I would like it if every single page that I ever view (not based on query string, only URL) would automatically be cached so that I could view them again if I am offline. For example I have saved a ...
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Do i really need to clear my browser cache after using a https site to protect the privacy of the pages i visited?

I've seen a number of online banking sites which, after logging out, have a message recommending that I clear my browser cache to ensure my private banking information remains secure. Is that really ...
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All browsers won't reload/refresh, even if Ctrl+F5 is pressed

I'm working on a wordpress theme which is hosted on Hostgator. Now whenever I add/remove a widget, then I reload the page altered, but nothing happened. Even if I press Ctrl+F5. It happens on all ...
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Why firefox doesn't store any information?

I use firefox 5 on Windows 7. The thing is that firefox doesn't store any login information even though I set to store it. For example, when I use superuser, I have to login every time I visit the ...
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How can I make Chrome stop caching redirects?

I am working on a web application that is using redirects (for pretty URLs). I am trying to debug logic in the way the redirects are working. However Google Chrome keeps remembering the redirects and ...
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Is there a way to search the text of my browsing history in Firefox?

I often find myself in the situation where I know I saw something in a web page recently, but don't remember where. I would therefore like to be able to do a full-text search of the contents of my ...
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How to force a full page refresh (not from cache) in Firefox 4.0?

How do you force reload (not from cache) in Firefox 4.0? I have seen a lot of supposed theories on the internet, including: Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R But, in reality, these do not actually work. ...
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Is there any software which can auto save buffered/cached videos?

I know there are many software which let you see the cache and then you have to save the video manually. But is there any software which will automatically save cached/buffered videos? Also, if ...
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What is Firefox - Smart cache size?

There is an option in about:config (Firefox 4): browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled I have tried to enable and disable this option, nothing changes. The cache just grows, and grows. What's the ...
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Why does Safari retain login information after clearing cookies and history, even after full reset?

Safari appears to retain login information, site preferences, or cookies even after clearing history, cache, cookies, etc. I even tried Reset Safari..., which I understand should restore Safari to it'...
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Can I schedule cache cleaning in Firefox? Is there an extension?

Is there an extension for Firefox which I could use to schedule so that FF would clear the cache every x minutes or hours?
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Clear cache for specific domain name in chrome

I want to clear the cache for a specific domain name in Chrome. Is there an extension or other method that I can use to do this?
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Do browsers take into account that network can be faster than disk cache?

One thing came to my mind. Nowadays the internet connection speed is often comparable to hard drive speeds. It means I can fully imagine there might be cases when it would be better (for a selfish web ...
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How to clear browser disk and memory caches from the Terminal in Mac OS X

I'm debugging an Adobe Flash application my team and I have developed. Each time we update the application SWF files, we need to clear the browser caches. We also need to delete AssetCaches and setup ...
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I have a binary or hex file cached in Firefox. How can I make it a working file?

I can't download the file anymore, but it's still sitting in my Firefox cache. Using about:cache, I can see the file as an xhtml page showing the encoding, filetype, etc... and then three columns of ...
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Force a reload of a given URL in Firefox

For most URLs, the key combination of Ctrl+Shift+R works fine. But for redirects (example: a favicon.ico) it reloads the target URL instead of the one typed into the address bar, and for files that ...
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Where is the cache in which Flash videos are saved in Chrome on Mac OS X?

On Mac OS X, what is the location of the cache in which Flash videos played in Chrome are stored?
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Any way to get back Chrome's Dialog box for cache clearing instead of the new tab?

As of today's release of chrome (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) on both Mac & PC the settings are now in a tab (chrome://settings/advanced), needless to say when you're clearing your cache very ...
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Does web browser uses previously saved cache in private browsing?

All the current versions of top five web browsers support private browsing mode, where they don't save anything as history or cache or cookies. But do they use cache saved from previous normal session?...
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Is there a Chrome extension that will save all viewed resources whose URL match a given expression?

For example, if I wanted to save all PNG files that I come across in Wikipedia articles, I could enter *.wikipedia.org/*.png Or if I wanted to save any file with pony in the filename, I could use *...
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moving google chrome cache to RAM in OSX

saw an article on lifehacker suggesting using a ramdisk, but wondering if there is a way to do it without going through all of that. (in *nix i believe you can just ln -s to a dir which is created in ...
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How do I fully clear Firefox's cache of CSS and JavaScript files?

I work on a website at my work. The issue is that if I visit the site, which uses the cached versions of the CSS and JavaScript files, and then upload an updated copy of a CSS/JavaScript file, Firefox ...
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Google Chrome not using local cache

I've been using Google Chrome as a substitute for Firefox not being able to handle having lots of tabs open at the same time. Unfortunately, it looks like Chrome is having the same problem. Freakin ...
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Google Chrome and Firefox cache in Ubuntu?

Where can I find the cache used by Google Chrome and Firefox in Ubuntu?
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Can I disable the cache in Chrome for specific hosts?

I like using Chrome as my everyday browser, as well as for web dev work. I'd like to be able to prevent Chrome from caching anything from localhost (or really, any arbitrary host name) so that I don't ...
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