How can I read Chrome Cache files?

A forum I frequent was down today, and upon restoration, I discovered that the last two days of forum posting had been rolled back completely.

Needless to say, I'd like to get back what data I can from the forum loss, and I am hoping I have at least some of it stored in the cache files that Chrome created.

I face two problems -- the cache files have no filetype, and I'm unsure how to read them in an intelligent manner (trying to open them in Chrome itself seems to "redownload" them in a .gz format), and there are a ton of cache files.

Any suggestions on how to read and sort these files? (A simple string search should fit my needs)

Solution

Try Chrome Cache View from NirSoft (free).