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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: mcfinchev on 20 October 2005, 07:04

Title: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: mcfinchev on 20 October 2005, 07:04

I know that Internet Explorer has hidden files containing browser history. Does any one know if Mozilla Firefox has the same problem?

Title: Re: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: hm_murdock on 20 October 2005, 08:24

All browsers save info, whether to user files, a centralized "registry", or to .plists. Some even save the stuff to evilbad hidden death files that kill you when you think about them.

I don't think Firefox falls into the category of browser that uses the hidden death files. You're safe to think about these files regarding Firefox, I doubt that the Hidden File Ninjas will come out from behind your can of Diet Dr. Pepper and cut your throat with discarded CDRs.

Besides, who cares? The hidden file thing is so 1998. Seriously... THERE'S THINGS OTHER THAN THE HIDDEN FILES!

Title: Re: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: Pathos on 20 October 2005, 09:48

from memory all files are in:

C:/Documents and Settings/User/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox/......

It can't be secret because the programs open source. Useful to fix manually fix user profiles (nondeleted lockfiles etc).

Title: Re: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: Kintaro on 21 October 2005, 10:08

This forum is getting like a deceased church, and the owners are to busy getting rich to care :(

Title: Re: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: Pathos on 21 October 2005, 14:05

Yeah hopefully I'll have a life soon, had an interview the other day.

Title: Re: Does Mozilla Firefox have the same problem?
Post by: themacuser on 22 October 2005, 06:26

Quote from: kintaro

This forum is getting like a deceased church, and the owners are to busy getting rich to care :(

Heh... shame microsuck is sort-of missing. We can keep the forums alive though.