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Does the deleted browse cache go to folder RECYCLER and can it be restored?

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Bodrimir
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Hi, I need to know if the browser cache is deleted, it's gone forever or you can find it in RECYCLER and restore it? Or, if you find a file in the RECYCLER, can it be identified as cache in some way ?

Hi, I need to know if the browser cache is deleted, it's gone forever or you can find it in RECYCLER and restore it? Or, if you find a file in the RECYCLER, can it be identified as cache in some way ?

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the-edmeister
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No, deleted cache files don't go to Recycle Bin.

No, once deleted the cache can't be recovered.

Bodrimir
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the-edmeister said

No, deleted cache files don't go to Recycle Bin. No, once deleted the cache can't be recovered.

Hi, thank you for your reply, but I think you misunderstood me - I did not speak of Recycle bin, but Recycler - the folder where deleted content goes. Does the cache from Firefox go there? Or where does it go when it was deleted ?

Thank you in advance

the-edmeister
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Whatever Windows 10 calls it, the cache in Firefox doesn't go anywhere immediately, but you can't see those files any longer. The segments of the storage "drive" that were used by the cache are simply marked as unused so the operating system can use that area again. Then those segments get slowly overwritten as they are reused.

Happy112
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This might be helpful :

https://www.easeus.com/file-recovery/view-and-restore-firefox-cache-temp-files.html