Move the cache folder.

Hello,
I used to move firefox cache folder to my secondary (350 MB) ssd drive. However since a few firefox versions back the way I did it (using about:config and finding cache parent directory ) doesn't work anymore. And by doesn't work I mean there is no setting like that.
The question is: is it possible to move firefox cache folder? If so - how can I do it?
Thanks in advance,
Tomasz.

Use the Google cache in case of problems accessing the mozillaZine knowledge base (prefix links with cache:)
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