Google Chrome/Chromium disk cache
Google Chrome/Chromium uses disk cache to store resources fetched from the web so that they can be accessed quickly at a latter time if needed.
Cache version 2
On Linux Google Chrome/Chromium 8
/home/$USER/.cache/chromium/Cache/
/home/$USER/.cache/google-chrome/Cache/
On Linux Google Chrome/Chromium 9 to 51
/home/$USER/.cache/chromium/$PROFILE/Cache/
/home/$USER/.cache/google-chrome/$PROFILE/Cache/
On Mac OS
/Users/$USER/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/$PROFILE/Cache/
Where the $PROFILE contains the name of the profile. The default profile is named “Default”.
On Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\%PROFILE%\Cache\
On Windows Vista, 7
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\%PROFILE%\Cache\
Where the %PROFILE% contains the name of the profile. The default profile is named “Default”.
Media Cache
/home/$USER/.cache/chromium/$PROFILE/Media Cache/
/home/$USER/.cache/google-chrome/$PROFILE/Media Cache/
Application Cache
/home/$USER/.config/chromium/$PROFILE/Application Cache/Cache/
/home/$USER/.config/google-chrome/$PROFILE/Application Cache/Cache/
GPUCache
On Linux Google Chrome/Chromium 68
/home/$USER/.config/google-chrome/$PROFILE/GPUCache/
/home/$USER/.config/google-chrome/$PROFILE/Storage/ext/$EXTENSION/def/GPUCache/
/home/$USER/.config/google-chrome/ShaderCache/GPUCache/
Where the $EXTENSION contains the identifier of the extension such as “nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda”.
References
Example Google Chrome Cache files, by chrome-specimens project
Test versions
| Software | Version | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | 8.0.552.237 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 9.0.597.107 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 10.0.648.205 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 11.0.696.60 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 12.0.742.124 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 13.0.782.220 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 14.0.835.186 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 15.0.874.121 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 16.0.912.77 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 17.0.963.83 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 18.0.1025.168 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 19.0.1084.52 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 20.0.1132.57 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 31.0.1650.48 | Linux 32-bit |
| Google Chrome | 40.0.2214.115 | Linux 64-bit |
| Google Chrome | 50.0.2661.75 | Linux 64-bit |
| Google Chrome | 51.0.2704.84 | Linux 64-bit |
| Google Chrome | 68.0.3440.84 | Linux 64-bit |