# Location of browser cache in mac for safari, chrome,firefox

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 28, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696 "2010-09-28T11:40:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arihan)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696/1 "2010-09-28T11:40:02Z")

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Dear All,

Can anyone please let me know the location of browser cache in mac  
system for safari, google chrome and firefox.

I know the location in windows platform 🙂

Cheers  
A

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**Author:** ![arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arihan)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696/2 "2010-09-28T13:24:33Z")

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Arihan S. wrote:

> Can anyone please let me know the location of browser cache in mac  
> system for safari, google chrome and firefox.

And the way this has something to do with ruby is …?

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**Author:** ![arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arihan)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696/3 "2010-09-28T13:31:52Z")

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Brian C. wrote:

> Arihan S. wrote:
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> > Can anyone please let me know the location of browser cache in mac  
> > system for safari, google chrome and firefox.
> 
> And the way this has something to do with ruby is …?

I wanted to delete the cache through ruby. Anyway I’ve done my own.

Thanks

Cheers  
A

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**Author:** ![arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arihan)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696/4 "2010-09-28T14:44:04Z")

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Hi,

2010/9/28 Arihan S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Dear All,
> 
> Can anyone please let me know the location of browser cache in mac  
> system for safari, google chrome and firefox.

In my Mac OS X 10.6.4,  
Safari: “#{ENV[‘HOME’]}/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari”  
Chrome: “#{ENV[‘HOME’]}/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/Default/Cache”  
Firefox:  
“#{ENV[‘HOME’]}/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/buuuqus2.default/Cache”

Regards,

Park H.

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**Author:** ![arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@arihan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arihan)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-of-browser-cache-in-mac-for-safari-chrome-firefox/195696/5 "2010-09-28T13:37:55Z")

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Since the question has been brought up, it might be worth giving your  
answer so that other people can possibly use it in future.