On many occasions we can have problems entering a web page. Maybe that site is down, that the server has a problem, that we do not have a good connection to access … Luckily we can find alternatives to navigate even if it is not available at that time. We may need to find information that is on a site and cannot for this reason. In this article we are going to talk about how to view the stored cache of a web page . We are going to show some options that we have available for this and that can be very useful.
What is a page’s stored cache
First of all we are going to explain what is that of the stored cache of a web page. We can say that it is basically a copy of a website that is stored as it is at a certain time. For example, if we enter redeszone.net right now and generate a copy of our site to view later.
We can view this copy without having access to the server at that time. Therefore, what we actually see is an image of a given moment. If on our page we have published new articles, have modified the content or made any current changes, it will not appear.
However, the stored cache of a page can be very interesting in certain circumstances. For example if the server is down and we need to see certain information from a site, read an old article, etc.
This would also allow you to see what a page was like at any given time. So we can check the changes that have occurred in a website in recent months or years. This would be possible if we have copies of the cache stored, something that some online services do.
How to view the stored cache for a page
Now, at this point we are going to explain how to view the stored cache of a website. For this we can use different online tools. They allow us to access a page even if the server is down at the time. You can save users when they need to see some specific content.
CachedView
One of the options we have to see the stored cache of a page is CachedView . It is based on the cache that Google itself stores. It is very useful and also its operation is very simple and intuitive. We can see a web without problems.
To start using CachedView, the first thing we have to do is enter its web page . There we will find several options at the top, such as changing the language. But what really interests us is the address bar in the center of the web.
In that bar what we are going to do is enter the URL that interests us. It can be the main domain of a website, such as redeszone.net, or a specific address that leads to an article or section of the page. Later we will have several buttons, which are several options available: one of them is the Google cache , another is Archive.org and the third would be to see the page as it is now, although this option would not make much sense for our objective.
If we give Google Web Cache it will show us the page that has stored the Google cache. It will be the last change that the popular browser has registered. It could happen that it shows us the website very updated, with even minutes since the last change, or on the contrary show us something older. This will depend on the site and when Google did that crawl.
There is also the option to click on Archive.org. This option is interesting if we want to see what a page was like a few months or even years ago. We can see snapshots of that site and be able to navigate and see what it looked like at another time.
For example, in the image we see above we can see what this article looked like on February 5, 2011. It has already rained since then and as you can see our site has changed a lot after more than 10 years.
View a cached Google search
Another option that we have very interesting is to see a Google search (it would also work with another search engine such as Bing) in cache. It is very simple to use. For this we only have to go to the search engine and enter the terms that interest us. We can see the results and, next to the URL, an arrow that gives us the option to see that cached site.
Why is this interesting? Let’s say that we have done a search and we have come to a forum or page that offers information that we need. However for some reason that site is no longer available. Maybe it’s due to a server crash, a change they’ve made, etc.
If we see that cached website we can reach the previous state or see the page if it has been momentarily down. We just have to click on the arrow and click on the cache. As in the previous case, it will show us the site that Google has stored.
Use the Chrome address bar
Google Chrome is today the browser most used by users. It has a large number of functions and features that are very interesting. It also allows us to view a cached web page in a simple way.
For this we are simply going to use the address bar. You have to put cache: siteweb.com . That is, let’s say we want to see the cache of this article. In this case we would have to put the following in the address bar: “cache: redeszone.net”. The browser will automatically take us to the cached version.
As we can see, it is a simple process and with which we can also see a website in its cache version. An interesting way to avoid failures if a page is down at a certain moment and we need to enter.
In short, through these services and methods that we have mentioned we can see the stored cache of a web page in a simple and fast way. We do not need to install anything and it is also available for any operating system or device. We only need to have a browser and access any of these options or use the methods that we have explained. From that moment on we will be able to see a page that for whatever reason is not available at that moment.
