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about:cache - what do "Private", "Anonymous", "In Browser Element", and "AppID" mean?

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The top of the about:cache display, has "Private", "Anonymous", and "In Browser Element" checkboxes and a text field for an "AppID". I cannot find any documentation on these fields. What do they mean and what's their effect?

The top of the about:cache display, has "Private", "Anonymous", and "In Browser Element" checkboxes and a text field for an "AppID". I cannot find any documentation on these fields. What do they mean and what's their effect?

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UserHelp
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FredMcD
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Please check the link. Cache was not mentioned.

cor-el
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Private means that you get only cache items from Private Browsing mode and only the memory cache is used.

Anonymous items are items that weren't retrieved by a direct action from you like OCSP checks and possibly safe browsing (?). I also see some font items, likely from @font-face CSS rules to download a font.

anon42
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Thanks cor-el for that explanation. That's two out of three :-) What about "In Browser Element"?