Sunday, May 26, 2013

How to Find a .SWF File for a Flash Drive


Firefox Media Tab
1. Navigate to Firefox's top bar menu and click 'Tools' and then 'Page Info.' Next, click on the 'Media' tab to reveal a list of objects embedded on the web page.
2. Scroll through the list to find your SWF file. You can also search for the SWF by its 'Type' and it will be listed as an 'Object' within the website.
3. Click on the file to highlight it once its been found. Then click 'Save As,' select your flash drive (inserted in a USB port) as the folder destination and click 'Save' to store the SWF file.
Firefox Cache
4. Type 'about:blank' onto Firefox's address bar and press 'Enter.' This bring you to the local cache information stored on your computer.
5. Select 'List Cache Entries' under the 'Disk cache device' section of this page. This will load up every data entry that has been saved locally by Firefox during your browsing sessions. This can take a few moments if you have a large 'Storage in use' capacity.
6. Press Ctrl+F simultaneously to bring up Firefox's search dialogue and type either the website URL or the SWF to search for the file directly. Cycle through your search findings until you find the appropriate file.
7. Click the SWF's URL to open its 'Cache Entry Information' page. Then right-click the link and select 'Save link as' to save this data onto your flash drive.
Internet Explorer
8. Click 'Tools' then 'Internet Options' on the Internet Explorer top menu bar. When the options window opens up, navigate through the 'General' tab and click 'Settings' under the 'Temporary Internet Files' section.
9. Click 'View Files' to get the list of all the items downloaded onto Internet Explorer's cache. Then navigate to the top menu and click 'View' then 'Details' and finally click 'Arrange Icons by.' Choose by 'Internet Address' or by 'Type' to arrange all the files accordingly.
10. Find your flash file. Right-click on it and select 'Copy' from the drop-down menu. Then open up your flash drive and paste the SWF data into its directory.