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Privacy Promise Learn how Firefox treats your data with respect. Firefox Blog Read about new Firefox features and ways to stay safe online. Release Notes Get the details on the latest Firefox updates. To change that folder:. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. Click the menu button and select Settings. For more information, see Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file.

Grow and share your expertise with others. Answer questions and improve our knowledge base. This article will describe how Firefox handles downloads for different types of files and how you can change that behavior. For help with Search Support Search. Home Firefox Learn the Basics: get started Where to find and manage downloaded Windows Firefox Thank you. James Top 25 Contributor Moderator. Also Firefox does not use the temporary internet files that IE uses but rather a Cache.

You can type '''about:cache''' in Location address bar to view and see where it is located. For the complete list of files Firefox download to the computer you can see by typing '''''about:cache''''' on your address bar. Select "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" in the Advanced Settings box. When this option is selected, you can view and browse all hidden and system folders on your computer.

Click the Apply button. You can now view and open hidden folders. This app looks like a desktop computer icon. You can find it on your Start menu or on your desktop. Double-click your main drive. This is the hard drive where your Windows system is set up. Double-click the "Users" folder. You can find a list of all the users saved on your computer here. Double-click your user folder. Your user folder is named by your user name. You can find your user files here. Double-click the "App Data" folder.

This is a hidden folder so it looks like a transparent folder icon in your user folder. Find and double-click the "Microsoft" folder in Local. You can find your Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge cache in this folder. If you're using a different web browser, look for your browser's software company here. Find and double-click the "Caches" folder. You can view all your Internet Explorer or Edge browsing cache in this folder.

Method 3. Open Firefox. Firefox's icon resembles a red-and-orange fox wrapped around a blue globe. Click the address bar. The address bar is at the top of the Firefox window. Type about:cache into the address bar. This command opens and displays the temporary internet files. Doing this will open the "Network Cache Storage Settings" page. Click the " List Cache Entries " link. It's below the "disk" heading near the middle of the page.

Doing so will open a separate tab with all of your Firefox's temporary internet files listed. Method 4. Understand how Microsoft Edge stores temporary files. Microsoft Edge stores temporary files in several different folders, all of which are usually inaccessible without knowing the exact file path of the specific file that you want to view.

Fortunately, you can download a free app called "IECacheView" to pull up these files. Download IECacheView. Depending on your browser's settings, you may have to specify a download location or confirm the download before the download will commence. Extract the IECacheView folder. Click the Extract tab at the top of the folder.