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Sometimes we want to move the temp files and cache of programs to a faster drive or place all of them in one location. A good example is placing the cache files on to a RAM disk.

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Changing the cache directory:
First open Firefox, then type about:config in the address bar.

Firefox will display a warning message and a button saying “I’ll be carefully, I promise!”.
Click the button to proceed.

A lager list of Firefox’s advance settings will be displayed.
Right click anywhere on the list, on the actions’ menu go to New and click String.

Add browser.cache.disk.parent_directory in the “Enter the preferences name” field.
Then add the directory you want the cache to be in.
Now restart Firefox.

Checking the cache directory:
You can check if the new settings has been applied by typing about:cache in the address bar.

Notes:
The directory’s address must be absolute, Firefox does not understand Window’s Environmental Variables.

You don’t have to type Cache in the new cache directory nor create the folders you want yourself, Firefox automatically creates the folders if they don’t exist.

Restore the default cache directory:
To remove the browser.cache.disk.parent_directory setting select and right click on the browser.cache.disk.parent_directory entry, click the Rest option.

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