Piriform Forums > Potential problem with Firefox 1.5 beta

MrG

Sep 9 2005, 01:54 PM

Hi all,

I've installed the beta 1 of Firefox 1.5 and it seems to have moved the cache from "Application Data" to "Local Settings\Application Data". So CCleaner isn't removing the files. Can anyone else verify this for me?

Thanks

MrG

TwistedMetal

Sep 9 2005, 04:06 PM

This is what Mozilla says:

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/re...l#profilefolder

MrG

Sep 10 2005, 08:35 AM

Hmmm... could be a bug, I'll contact Mozilla.

Vanguard382

Sep 10 2005, 04:47 PM

i don't get it i thought the newest version of ff was 1.6?

TwistedMetal

Sep 10 2005, 04:51 PM

1.0.6 is out now.

MrG

Sep 10 2005, 05:38 PM

1.0.6 is the latest release, the latest beta is 1.5b1

flabdablet

Sep 14 2005, 03:25 PM

The Firefox cache should never have been stored under Application Data. On a networked Windows XP workstation with roaming profiles in use, Application Data is part of what gets copied back and forth to the server on logon/logoff; 50Mb of Firefox cache makes this a painful process. Moving the cache to a subfolder of Local Settings\Application Data fixes this problem. Discussed endlessly in bug #74085.

Greenknight

Sep 15 2005, 08:56 AM

QUOTE(flabdablet @ Sep 14 2005, 08:25 AM)

The Firefox cache should never have been stored under Application Data. On a networked Windows XP workstation with roaming profiles in use, Application Data is part of what gets copied back and forth to the server on logon/logoff; 50Mb of Firefox cache makes this a painful process. Moving the cache to a subfolder of Local Settings\Application Data fixes this problem. Discussed endlessly in bug #74085.

Surprising that that bug took 4 years to fix, especially since cache location could be modified by the end user quite easily.

MrG

Sep 15 2005, 12:13 PM

Thanks for the info.