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I am trying to retrieve the HTML files from visited web pages while surfing with Google Chrome. It should have been on the hard disk at some point, so it can be visualized, but I do not know where to even start.
The problem is that I need to find some visited web pages that do not reside on the same URLs or are being changed after the moment of viewing. So the records in Chrome's history do not really help at all.
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You just have to tap on the three dots at the top right of the Chrome page and then open the settings. Under the Privacy and Security section, tap on Site settings and then Cache and site Data. Scroll down and tap on the All Cookies and Site Data to view the cache and the data.
Google Chrome's cached files will be in the Google > Chrome > Default > Cache folder.
To view a page's cache, start a search and find the page you are looking for. In Google, click the three-dot menu next to the result to open the About this result pop-up page. Click the Cached button within the pop-up to view a cached version of the website.
You can view cached Google pages in two main ways — you can click the three vertical dots next to a search result and then select “Cached,” or you can type “cached:” before the URL in the address bar. What is stored in the Google cache? The Google cache stores a snapshot of each webpage's HTML.
If you are lucky, then you might still find the sites in your cache. Depending on your operating system, Google Chrome stores your cache files in one of the following folders. You will need to fill in your user name where necessary.
/Users/[USERNAME]/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/
C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\ C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\ C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
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In order to look at the files, it is possible that you will have to add the file extensions yourself (.html, .css, etc.).
After a quick search, I also found this utility that lets you look at the files that are still in the cache more comfortably: ChromeCacheView.
If the website you are looking for is no longer in your local cache, the cache of Google (the search engine) might be of help. You can access a Google snapshot of the site by entering the URL of the site prefixed by cache: into the search engine, like this: cache:www.example.org
If all else fails, do not forget to try Archive.org. Similar to the Google Cache, the website you are looking for might be stored here. Archive.org also keeps older versions of the same website, while Google just keeps the newest one.
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I was able to locate html file that was cached in chrome, just has to follow below thread
Files in your local cache
Windows 7/8: C:\Users[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache
I found close to 2700 files in Cache directory with random names and no extension, i then used notepad++ to find a keyword in all the files under Cache directory, I was able to find the stuff i was looking for.
I hope this is helpful. I express my gratitude to the person who posted "Files in your local cache"
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