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| From | occam <occam@nowhere.nix> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.thunderbird |
| Subject | Re: Obsolete files in Profile |
| Date | 2025-05-01 12:38 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <m7h18oF6pdbU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <vuftfg$3slsk$1@dont-email.me> <m725neFpp39U1@mid.individual.net> <m7eb8rFo4hnU1@mid.individual.net> <m7fc8pFt92gU1@mid.individual.net> |
On 30/04/2025 21:33, s|b wrote: > On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:10:35 +0200, occam wrote: > >> Do you know if this logic also applies to prefs-*.js files in *Firefox*? > > Yes. > >> When I did a global search for Prefs-*.js , I found lots of them both in >> the Thunderbird and Firefox profiles. >> >> Before I do a purge, I'd like to be sure. Some of these go as far back >> as 2015, and have 100KB size. > > Make a backup of your profile folder, delete the files, see what > happens. If it breaks anything, restore the profile folder. > Thank you both (knuttle, s|b ). Worked out well. (There were 63 (!) obsolete TB prefs-x.js, dating back to 2015 - 2020. The mind boggles.)
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Obsolete files in Profile knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-25 07:59 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-25 08:28 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-25 08:37 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-25 12:09 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-25 13:19 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-25 22:38 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-26 02:04 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-04-25 09:53 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-25 10:18 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> - 2025-04-25 23:45 +0000
Re: Obsolete files in Profile "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-04-25 21:22 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2025-04-25 15:55 -0700
Re: Obsolete files in Profile occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2025-04-30 12:10 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-30 07:27 -0400
Re: Obsolete files in Profile occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2025-04-30 14:21 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-04-30 21:33 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2025-05-01 12:38 +0200
Re: Obsolete files in Profile "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-05-01 19:53 +0200
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