Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--disk-cache-dir

What does --disk-cache-dir do?

Use a specific disk cache location, rather than one derived from the UserDatadir.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --disk-cache-dir using CLI

chrome --disk-cache-dir

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --disk-cache-dir using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--disk-cache-dir']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --disk-cache-dir using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--disk-cache-dir']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --disk-cache-dir using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--disk-cache-dir')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)