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Q: How can I cache all pages I visit in a given session with Firefox?
I frequently go to study with my laptop at a library where I don't have internet access (no login). I usually research somethings in the internet the day before and I wanted to make Firefox cache all data from the webpages so that when I'm at the library I can go back to something I read on the internet.
I have these config settings:
browser.cache.check_doc_frequency;3
browser.cache.disk.capacity;500000
browser.cache.disk.enable;true
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl;true
browser.cache.frecency_experiment;4
browser.cache.memory.enable;true (should I set this to false?)
browser.cache.offline.capacity;512000
browser.cache.offline.enable;true
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl;true
Even clearing all my cache before, some elements, like images, for some reason are sometimes not stored in the cache, even though they display fine on the tab when the page loads. But if I reload the page, they are stored.
There's an Addon called Session Manager that allows me to save the current session. But it would be best if I could save the whole history, because sometimes I forget to store some page I read that turns out to be important. That's why I want to cache everything (disk space is not a problem), so that in "offline mode" I can go back to them in Firefox.
There are related questions, but they don't provide my solution:
Auto save all visited pages in Firefox
Browse local copies of websites when possible (Firefox with slow internet connection)
Browsing cached pages with no internet connection
Thanks!
flen
Posted 2016-10-28T08:36:53.243
Reputation: 277
Why don't the linked questions answer your question? – Arjan – 2016-10-28T08:38:16.683
Try Zotero, it's also a good archive and research tool.
– Atzmon – 2016-10-28T09:11:40.680@Arjan because they don't reach a solution of caching everything, the solutions are different Addons (that may no longer be supported) etc. – flen – 2016-10-28T09:17:42.760
I'll have a look at Zotero, thanks @Atzmon ! – flen – 2016-10-28T09:17:55.353
It is not capturing everything, so it may not be what you are looking for, but you could also use a note taking application, e.g., Evernote or onenote. It is very easy to safe webpages in such programs, and you get to search in your notes to boot. – sander123 – 2016-10-28T12:48:51.597
Would installing a proxy server (like Squid) on your pc be an option for you? See this answer.
– agtoever – 2016-10-30T17:20:25.887@agtoever thanks for the suggestion, but, like the OP from that thread, I think it's overkill to use Squid just for that (besides, it might not work, because some headers prohibit that cacheing to a proxy - even though this might be a rare problem for me). It seems difficult and would take me a long time to learn it – flen – 2016-10-30T20:40:28.057
@sander123 I think you're right, like Atzmon said with Zotero. From the options I saw, I think I prefer Scrapbook X to Zotero or Evernote. My only problem is that quite often I forget to bookmark/save something important and I have to go back to the page where I saw it. But with no internet it's not possible. So if I could save my whole browsing history for that session, that would be best – flen – 2016-10-30T20:44:51.397