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Author:  derf [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Firefox: Where is the cache?

I want to save a .swf (flash) file that i saw on the net, but i cant find where Firefox saves the cache and how i can retreive it.

Ideas?

Author:  Arathorn [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:19 pm ]
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No. Have you searched the fora at mozillazine.org?

Author:  RB [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:37 pm ]
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Dunno where Firefox place the files... can search later. But if you go to the site with the flash content probably you can search the HTML source and find the links to *.swf files or make save of the page on some local dir and search for flash files in the directory with the files that belong to the saved web page.

*A bit later* ... no way to open it so easy. Firefox's cache is seemly on

[local disk]/Documents and Settings/[name of windows profile]/Application data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/[your firefox profile]/Cache/

and consist of many segment files but not explicit of the files you need.

Author:  derf [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:04 pm ]
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Saving the webpage as you say GFree does not save the .swf file.

...

Got it. Did as you said GFree and looked for the filename in the HTML source. Downloaded the file with Download Accellerator Plus.

Only now i need the Flash Player.

Author:  Arathorn [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:09 pm ]
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Doesn't your browser act as one? Try to open it with Firefox.

Author:  RB [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:17 pm ]
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derf wrote:
Saving the webpage as you say GFree does not save the .swf file.

Not allways... depends...

Author:  derf [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:29 pm ]
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Arathorn wrote:
Doesn't your browser act as one? Try to open it with Firefox.


Youre right.

Author:  Pig [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:42 pm ]
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Try
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\some garbage.default\Cache

Author:  Satis [ Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:48 pm ]
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if you want the swf, the easiest way is typically by looking at the source code of the page. Covered earlier, but to help you along, swf files are always embedded in object tags. Once you find the object tag, you should be able to find the path/name of the file.

What I typically do is just build a really simple html page locally with a link to the file I want to acquire. like:

Code:
< html>
< body>
< a href="http://domain.com/blah.swf">steal me< /a>
< /body>
< /html>


then open the page in firefox, right click link and save as. Typically easier than finding it in cache.

*edit* well, shit, I think I just found a phpbb flaw.

Author:  RB [ Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:16 am ]
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Appendix: Some sites does the link spoofing, generating the page wholy or partially via javascript. In that case try to save the web page localy (Firefox, I mean, for the other I am not sure) and search the saved source for *.swf links - in most of cases, that is the way to unfurl the spoofed HTML source.

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