cache
noun
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc..
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
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Woodhouse had been caching screen shots, updates and videos to make sure the remaining data weren’t similarly disappeared.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2015