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Command line method to convert Chrome cache hex files back into html, images, etc
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cache.sh
# got to chrome://cache/ and find the file you want
# check the headers for the file format, then copy the fourth block of text, and copy into a file blah.txt
# for gzipped html
xxd -r < blah.txt | gunzip > cached.html
# for a jpg
xxd -r < blah.txt > cached.jpg
# for text
xxd -r < blah.txt > cached.txt
# via http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/241/how-to-recover-data-from-chromes-cache
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