WTD: Firefox cache cleaner

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Need a general cleanup utility that cleans Firefox cache files, W98SE.

No-install preferred.

Mike Sa
 
ms said:
Thanks, I'll find it.
x- Paranoia is one I have, but will see about this one.
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I solved this problem with a selfmade *.cmd file!

This cleans CACHE, HYSTORY and COOKIES.

previouly I prepared a NEW DIR called *aaa* in my path:

D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\
with empty version of these files:
history.dat
cookies.txt (this could be optimized to save inside wanted cookies!)

and a SUBDIR Called *CACHE*
with empty versions of:
_CACHE_001_
_CACHE_002_
_CACHE_003_
_CACHE_MAP_

assuming path for used profile is this -->
D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\
........................................
this is the file: (called CleanFiFo.cmd)
--- START COPY/PASTE---

CD D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\Cache
del /Q /A :HSRA D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\Cache\*.*
del /Q /A :HSRA D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\cookies.txt
del /Q /A :HSRA D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\history.dat
Copy D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\aaa\cookies.txt
D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\
Copy D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles|MyProfile\aaa\history.dat
D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\
Copy D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles|MyProfile\aaa\Cache\*.*
D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\Cache\

--- END COPY/PASTE---
I think it works also without the COPY sequence, but never tyried.
(in this case it is not necessary to have *aaa* dir and His SUBDIRS)

P.S: sorry for my poor English, I'm Italian!
 
You can do the same thing by typing in the appropriate info in the
"Custom Directories and Files" window in Windows Clean-up.

Dan
 
jo said:
X-Paranoia is nice, but the prefbar gives you control over so much
more...
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Jo, I finally found Prefbar, it says FF 1.0.

I use FF 093, do you happen to know if it works with 093?

Mike Sa
 
Taf® said:
I solved this problem with a selfmade *.cmd file!

This cleans CACHE, HYSTORY and COOKIES.

previouly I prepared a NEW DIR called *aaa* in my path:

D:\Progs\Firefox\Profiles\MyProfile\
with empty version of these files:
history.dat snip

--- END COPY/PASTE---
I think it works also without the COPY sequence, but never tyried.
(in this case it is not necessary to have *aaa* dir and His SUBDIRS)

P.S: sorry for my poor English, I'm Italian!
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Thanks for that, but a extension for Firefox is simpler for me.

Mike Sa
 
jo said:
The word 'finally' makes me think I should have provided an URL...



No idea. 1.0 here.
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It seems to work fine in 093. I was concerned as I read that some extension can
mess up the wrong version of FF.

Cache cleaner in prefbar- does it also erase saved cookies? (not good)

Didn't see any comments on this.

Mike Sa
 
Cache cleaner in prefbar- does it also erase saved cookies? (not good)
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Clear Cache and Clear All do not touch cookies here. But I have a
cookie extension which might be doing something.

It occurs to me to wonder why you are asking for a cache cleaner when
you already have x-paranoia?
 
jo said:
Clear Cache and Clear All do not touch cookies here. But I have a
cookie extension which might be doing something.

It occurs to me to wonder why you are asking for a cache cleaner when
you already have x-paranoia?
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Thanks for the info. You had mentioned prefbar did so much more than "x". One nice
thing about x is a menu where you can select just what you want cleaned.

Mike Sa
 
Thanks for the info. You had mentioned prefbar did so much more than "x".
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Absolutely. I use it to run FF essentially as a text browser.
One nice
thing about x is a menu where you can select just what you want cleaned.
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Yep. It don't hurt to run the two together...
 
I normally run with images and javascript disabled, is this what you mean?

Mike Sa
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I'm not trying to be a jerk but two years ago 25% of websites did not run
jscript. I'm sure it has to be over 50% by now.
Mike, do you even have use your browser? You might as well run Lynx.
http://lynx.browser.org/ or FB. It's safe, IMO.
 
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