How to change Browser Cache Location in Windows 11

Moving the browser cache to a RAM disk can have some benefits. For example, you can speed up browsing and reduce the wear and tear of the SSD. SoftPerfect Cache Relocator, a tiny and portable utility, can help you move or relocate your browser cache to a different location and extend your PC’s SSD lifespan.

SoftPerfect Cache Relocator for Windows 11

A browser cache or a web cache is a temporary storage location for various Web documents, such as pages, images, and other types of Web multimedia. The primary reason for storing these files is to make all web pages load faster by not downloading the same thing repeatedly.

How to change Browser Cache Location in Windows 11

1] Download free tool

To begin with, the application is incredibly simple to use.

It requires no installation. All you have to do is download it, unzip its contents, and run it via a designated executable file.

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The executable files are present for both system architectures i.e., Windows 32-Bit and Windows 64-bit.

2] Change the cache location

Choose the desirable architecture and run it to see it in action. The interface upon launch appears quite minimalist.

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Here, you can see Current cache location for 3 browsers-

Opera
Firefox
Chrome

You can choose to move the browser cache to a different location by pressing the ‘Move’ button, located below the current cache location field.

Once, you do it Cache Relocator creates a symbolic link and redirects the cache to the location of your choice.

3] Restore defaults

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Similarly, you can undo the changes and restore the earlier defaults by pressing the ‘Restore Default’ button.

Final words

SoftPerfect Cache Relocator tool offers a very straightforward way of relocating the cache of your favorite browsers and functions as desired. However, the utility is intended to be used in conjunction with SoftPerfect RAM Disk, which offers multiple benefits of creating disks in RAM.

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You can download SoftPerfect Cache Relocator for Windows 11/10 from the official website Softpefect.com. This product is free and also available as a portable application.

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