有时可能需要访问缓存文件以丢失文件。如果您正在寻找用于在Google Chrome(Google Chrome)、Mozilla Firefox和Microsoft Edge上查看缓存文件的缓存查看器工具，那么有两个有用的实用程序，即ChromeCacheView和MZCacheView。
开发人员已经为不同的浏览器开发了不同的缓存查看器应用程序，例如Chrome、Edge和Mozilla Firefox。让我们看看如何下载此实用程序并使用它来读取缓存文件。
Chrome和Edge的免费缓存查看器
NirSoft为Chrome开发了一个免费的缓存查看器，并将其命名为ChromeCacheView。这是一个简单的实用程序，可让您读取Chrome上的缓存文件。
如何下载和使用ChromeCacheView
ChromeCacheView ， Chrome的免费缓存查看器不需要任何安装。按照以下步骤访问Google Chrome浏览器上的缓存文件：
1]从官方链接(official link)下载(Download)压缩(zipped)文件。
2]打开文件夹。
3]打开(Open).exe文件。它立即从浏览器中读取所有缓存文件，并显示当前存储在缓存中的所有文件的列表，如下所示：
谷歌浏览器(Google Chrome)的缓存文件夹位于以下路径下：
[User Profile]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
4]对于每个缓存文件，显示以下信息：
- 文件名
- 网址
- 内容类型
- 文件大小
- 上次访问时间
- 到期时间
- 服务器名称
- 服务器响应
- 网站
- 和更多
5] 您可以轻松地从缓存列表中选择一个或多个项目，然后将文件提取到另一个文件夹，或将URL(URLs)列表复制到剪贴板。只需(Simply)右键单击该文件，您就可以看到几个选项。你可以：
- 保存(Save)选定的缓存文件
- 复制(Copy)选定的缓存文件
- 打开(Open)选定的缓存文件
- 获取选定或所有缓存文件的HTML 报告(HTML report)
- 选择(Choose columns)显示结果的列
- 自动大小列(Auto size columns)
- 查看所选缓存文件的属性(Properties)
- 刷新(Refresh)结果
HTML 报告：
ChromeCacheView中的此选项（Chrome的免费缓存查看器）会生成缓存文件的HTML报告。您可以获取所有缓存文件或仅选定文件的此报告。它与缓存文件报告基本相同，只是以HTML页面的形式生成。
选择列：
此选项允许您更改列设置。您可以选择并重新排序要在结果中显示的列。为此，请右键单击结果中显示的任何缓存文件。单击(Click)选择列(Choose Columns)。出现一个包含所有列名的窗口。您可以检查您希望在结果中看到的列。您还可以使用隐藏(Hide)和显示(Show)按钮分别取消选中或选中列。您还可以分别使用“上移”(Move Up)和“下移”(Move Down)按钮来上下移动列。对于每一列，您可以通过在所选列的宽度（以像素为单位）中(Width of selected column (in pixels))输入一个值来更改宽度。单击确定(OK)以应用更改。
特性：
当您在菜单中单击此选项时，您可以在浏览器上看到所选缓存文件的所有属性。
Mozilla Firefox的免费缓存查看器
与ChromeCacheView类似，该实用程序的开发人员开发了MZCacheView ，这是一款适用于(MZCacheView)Mozilla Firefox的免费缓存查看器。它读取Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape Web浏览器的缓存文件夹并显示当前存储在缓存中的所有文件的列表。
如何下载和使用 MZCacheView
就像ChromeCacheView一样，MZCacheView不需要任何安装。按照以下步骤访问Mozilla Firefox浏览器上的缓存文件：
1]从官方链接(official link)下载(Download)压缩(zipped)文件。
2]打开文件夹。
3]打开(Open).exe文件。它立即从浏览器中读取所有缓存文件，并显示当前存储在缓存中的所有文件的列表。对于每个缓存文件，将显示以下信息：
- 文件名
- 网址
- 内容类型
- 文件大小
- 上次修改时间
- 上次提取时间
- 到期时间
- 获取计数
- 服务器名称
- 和更多。
Mozilla Firefox的缓存文件夹位于
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Profile Name]\Cache
注意：(Note:)要查看最新的缓存文件，请关闭所有Firefox选项卡。只有这样Firefox才会将缓存索引文件保存到磁盘中。
4] 使用右键菜单，您可以轻松地从缓存列表中选择一个或多个项目，然后将文件解压缩到另一个文件夹，或将URL(URLs)列表复制到剪贴板。就像(Just)ChromeCacheView一样，右键单击文件，您可以看到几个选项。你可以：
- 保存(Save)选定的缓存文件
- 复制(Copy)选定的缓存文件
- 复制完整的响应标头(Copy Full Response Header)
- 复制单击的单元格(Copy clicked cell)
- 打开(Open)选定的缓存文件
- 在网络浏览器中打开链接(Open link in web browser)
- 选择(Choose columns)显示结果的列
- 自动大小列(Auto size columns)
- 查看所选缓存文件的属性(Properties)
- 刷新(Refresh)结果
选择列和属性：
MZCacheView中的这两个选项与ChromeCacheView实用程序中的相同。因此(Hence)，请参阅同一篇文章中的选择列和属性部分。
缺少文件列：
与ChromeCacheView实用程序不同，MZCacheView有一个名为(MZCacheView)Missing File的附加列。当您从缓存中删除文件时，MZCacheView会删除缓存文件，但不会删除缓存索引文件中对它们的引用。这意味着即使从缓存中删除文件后，您仍会在列表中看到它们，但“丢失文件”列将从“否”变为“是”。
我们对这些公用事业的看法
两种缓存查看器实用程序都易于使用且无忧无虑。试一试，让我们知道您的看法。
为什么缓存很重要？
数据(Data)缓存在笔记本电脑、台式机甚至移动设备的正常运行中发挥着重要作用。缓存的数据有助于加快应用程序性能并提高效率。缓存(Cache)文件将数据存储在本地。因此，浏览器和网站的加载速度更快。那是因为已经下载了主页、图片等访问元素。
从浏览器中删除缓存文件是否安全？
删除浏览器上的缓存文件是绝对安全的。缓存的文件是临时文件，可以节省将来网站和浏览器的下载时间。例如，当一个网站打开时，浏览器会下载主页元素，如图像、徽标和文件，并将它们保存在缓存文件夹中。缓存(Cached)数据包括文件、图像、视频、脚本和其他多媒体。
Free Web Cache Viewer for Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers
Access to cache files may be needed at times for missing fіleѕ. If yоu are looking for a cache viewer tool for viewing cache fileѕ on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, аnd Microsoft Edge, then there are two useful utilities, namely ChromeCacheView and MZCacheView.
The developer has developed different cache viewer apps for different browsers such as Chrome, Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. Let us look at how to download this utility and use it to read cache files.
Free cache viewer for Chrome and Edge
NirSoft has developed a free cache viewer for Chrome and has named it ChromeCacheView. It’s a simple utility that lets you read the cache files on Chrome.
How to download and use ChromeCacheView
ChromeCacheView, the free cache viewer for Chrome doesn’t require any installation. Follow the next steps to access the cache files on the Google Chrome browser:
1] Download the zipped file from the official link.
2] Open the folder.
3] Open the .exe file. It immediately reads all the cache files from the browser and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache as follows:
The cache folder of Google Chrome is located under the following path:
[User Profile]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
4] For each cache file, the following information is displayed:
- File name
- URL
- Content type
- File size
- Last accessed time
- Expiration time
- Server name
- Server response
- Website
- and more
5] You can easily select one or more items from the cache list, and then extract the files to another folder, or copy the URLs list to the clipboard. Simply right-click on the file and you can see several options. You can:
- Save selected cache files
- Copy selected cache files
- Open selected cache files
- Get HTML report for the selected or all cache files
- Choose columns of the displayed results
- Auto size columns
- See Properties of the selected cache file
- Refresh the results
HTML Report:
This option in ChromeCacheView, the free cache viewer for Chrome, generates an HTML report of the cache files. You can get this report for all cache files or only for the selected files. It is basically the same cache files report, only generated in the form of an HTML page.
Choose Columns:
This option lets you change the column settings. You can choose and reorder the columns to be displayed in the results. To do so, right-click on any cache file displayed in the results. Click on Choose Columns. A window containing all column names appears. You can check the columns you wish to see in the results. You can also use the Hide and Show buttons to uncheck or check columns respectively. You can also move the columns up and down using the Move Up and Move Down buttons respectively. For each column, you can change the width by entering a value in the Width of selected column (in pixels). Click OK to apply the changes.
Properties:
When you click on this option in the menu, you can see all the properties of the selected cache file on the browser.
Free cache viewer for Mozilla Firefox
Similar to ChromeCacheView, the developers of this utility have developed MZCacheView, a free cache viewer for Mozilla Firefox. It reads the cache folder of Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape Web browsers and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache.
How to download and use MZCacheView
Just like ChromeCacheView, MZCacheView doesn’t require any installation. Follow the next steps to access the cache files on the Mozilla Firefox browser:
1] Download the zipped file from the official link.
2] Open the folder.
3] Open the .exe file. It immediately reads all the cache files from the browser and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache. For each cache file, the following information is displayed:
- Filename
- URL
- Content type
- File size
- Last modified time
- Last fetched time
- Expiration time
- Fetch count
- Server name
- and more.
The cache folder of Mozilla Firefox is located under
C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Profile Name]\Cache
Note: To view the latest cache files, close all Firefox tabs. Only then Firefox saves the cache index files into the disk.
4] Using the right-click menu, you can easily select one or more items from the cache list, and then extract the files to another folder, or copy the URLs list to the clipboard. Just like ChromeCacheView, right-click on the file and you can see several options. You can:
- Save selected cache files
- Copy selected cache files
- Copy Full Response Header
- Copy clicked cell
- Open selected cache files
- Open link in web browser
- Choose columns of the displayed results
- Auto size columns
- See Properties of the selected cache file
- Refresh the results
Choose Columns and Properties:
These two options in MZCacheView are the same as the same in ChromeCacheView utility. Hence, please refer to Choose Columns and Properties sections in the same article.
Missing File column:
Unlike ChromeCacheView utility, MZCacheView has an additional column named Missing File. When you delete files from the cache, MZCacheView deletes the cache files, but it doesn’t delete the reference to them in the cache index file. This means that even after you delete files from the cache, you’ll still see them in the list, but the ‘Missing File’ column will be turned from ‘No’ to ‘Yes’.
Our take on these utilities
Both cache viewer utilities are easy to use and hassle-free. Give it a try and let us know your views in the same.
Why is cache important?
Data caching plays an important role in the proper functioning of laptops, desktops, and even mobile devices. The cached data helps speed up the application performance and increase efficiency. Cache files store the data locally. As a result, browsers and websites load faster. That’s because the access elements like the homepage, images, and so on are already been downloaded.
Is it safe to delete cache files from the browser?
It is absolutely safe to delete cache files on the browser. The cached files are temporary files that save downloading time of websites and browsers in the future. For example, when a website opens, the browser downloads the home page elements such as images, logos, and files, and saves them in a cache folder. Cached data includes files, images, videos, scripts, and other multimedia.
