Can we control where browsers store their cache files?

For Firefox, you have to create the value in about:config -- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1317032

For Chrome, use --disk-cache-dir: <path to desired cache folder>

For example, the "Target" in the Chrome shortcut might be:

       "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir="D:\mycache"

More details here: https://www.ghacks.net/2010/10/19/how-to-change-google-chromes-cache-location-and-size/

And for other information: https://dannyda.com/2019/12/19/how-to-change-browser-cache-directory-location-google-chrome-mozilla-firefox/

Oh that's good news. Where is it in Firefox? Didn't see anything in Settings. In about:config there are lots of cache type setting but didn't see anything that specified their location. I turned cache off to see how awful it would be. I'm using 16gb of DDR3 ram so this should be interesting. It would be great if I didn't need any browser cache at all. I sometimes have many tabs open at once. I wonder if the browser cache or lack of it will influence how those tabs function.

Do you recall the command line for Chrome type browsers? I'm trying several right now. Trying to find one with a bit of control like Firefox. Brave seems interesting.

I see no setting to enable me to change it from the default C:\Users location they all seem to be in. Is this impossible?

No, it's possible to change a web browser's cache location. Firefox has a user-accessible configuration parameter while Chrome and Edge (which is Chromium-based) require a command line switch.

Is there a brain dead easy way of cloning a hard drive to another hard drive?

Yes, cloning a hard drive is very easy to do. The main caveat is that the target drive should be equal to or larger in capacity than the source drive.

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Because directions for both of the operations you mention are so numerous and easy to find, I assume that you have tried to accomplish both goals and run into trouble. If you describe in detail what you've tried and what happened when you did, perhaps we can give you some assistance.

Well obviously because they take up space. My C drive is barely big enough. I've been limping along just fine for quite a while with it. Of course if I REALLY wanted space I'd find a way of trimming down that horrible WinSXS folder.....

It sure would be good if browsers allowed us to choose where it will be. Holding the cache is useful as it helps pages we frequent to load faster.

Is there a brain dead easy way of cloning a hard drive to another hard drive? That's the obstacle I have to upgrading: SSD's are dirt cheap now. I guess a Microsoft forum isn't the best area to ask this question....LOL. But people upgrade their C hard drives all the time and doing a reinstall will take me several hours to get everything like it is. Actually several days....Of course its good to reinstall and get rid of all the hanger's on programs that refuse to be swept aside.

They are temp files cleared out in any Disk Clean up option, and their settings can be adjusted in Internet options.

So why would you need to move them?