browser-cleanup

[jpeps]

I just updated my way of cleaning out the browser cache and flash cookies from a mozilla file linked to my HD (for some reason, the mozilla link now works...which saves a lot of RAM).

The script is set for firefox, but could be adapted to seamonkey. "touch /tmp/mark" is added to the browser load script (eg, /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser), so new cache files can be tracked and deleted with an "exit" script.

If I want to save cookies, I just exit the browser without the script. I also keep a mozilla backup for a pristine restore.

Exit script:

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#!/bin/sh

## mozilla directory
moz="/mnt/sda2/Desktop/.mozilla"

## close FF
VAR="$(ps | grep -v grep | grep "/firefox" | awk '{print $1}')" 

[ $VAR ] && kill -15 "$VAR"

## Remove Flash Objects:

rm -r /root/.macromedia/Flash_Player/\#SharedObjects/* 2>/dev/null 

if [ ! -f /tmp/mark ]; then
echo "First create: /tmp/mark"
exit
fi 

## Find new cache files & delete  

find "$moz" -type f -newer /tmp/mark | grep "Cache"  >/tmp/list 

while read line; do
rm "$line"
done </tmp/list

Here's a log for files deleted after a 2 minute session (BTW/ setting prefs to delete cookies upon exit didn't help a bit ).

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.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/P88B3T5F

.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/E/C7/2504Dd01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/E/44/100CCd01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/_CACHE_MAP_
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/D/28/700BFd01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/D/E8/99C81d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/5/0E/34AD1d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/4/A7/470EEd01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/9/5A/5BC03d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/_CACHE_002_
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/3/C5/F36B1d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/F/FC/1BCE4d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/F/3D/CA8CEd01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/C/8B/960A1d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/C/1D/E0284d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/_CACHE_001_
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/2/51/2B973d01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/2/07/F4C3Ad01
.mozilla/firefox/h4iu7wbo.default/Cache/_CACHE_003_

[puppyluvr]

Hello,
What sbout the huge sqlite files??

[jpeps]

Hello,
What sbout the huge sqlite files??

The large file is urlclassifier3.sqlite. If you delete it'll just reinstall itself again every time you load the browser (it's allegedly a list of phishing sites used for security purposes). Places.sqlite is your bookmarks, annotations, etc.

I'd recommend leaving them alone for regular use, but you can always delete them or copy over your backup.

The biggest mistake is to have both Seamonkey and Firefox in your .mozilla folder. Deleting an unused brower will cut the size in half.

[Barkin]

cleaning out ... flash cookies from a mozilla

There's an app for that ... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/betterprivacy/

It gives you the option to save some flash cookies whilst deleting the rest.

[sunburnt]

Hi all; Vovchik told me about this trick for PCs with less than 1 GB of ram:
In Firefox address bar type: about:config
It will warn you, click button to access the configuration screen.
Find these 2 lines and double click them to disable ( false ) them:

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browser.cache.disk.enable;false

browser.cache.memory.enable;false

There`s other lines associated with these, but I haven`t tried them.
I think they only matter if these lines are enabled.

[technosaurus]

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#!/bin/sh
#killall firefox seamonkey-bin #I don't think killing is necessary???
for x in $HOME/.mozilla/*/*/cookies.txt ; do
	while read A || [ "$A" ] ; do
		case $A in 
#only save cookies from these sites
			*murgalinux.com*|*puppylinux.*)echo "$A";;
			*.xxx*)echo you naughty puppy >/dev/stderr;;
			*)echo removing $A >/dev/stderr;;
		esac
	done <$x >$x~
mv -f $x~ $x
done

rm -rf $HOME"/.macromedia/Flash_Player/\#SharedObjects/"* 2>/dev/null

echo cookies removed

[01micko]

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			*.xxx*)echo you naughty puppy >/dev/stderr;;
			

hmmm....

[technosaurus]

thought about using this for *.microsoft.com*|*.bing.*)...

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rxvt_hold() { rxvt -bg blue -fg white -e sh -c " ${*} ; read " ; } 
center_msg(){ MSG="$@"; echo -e "\033[$((`tput lines`/2));$(((`tput cols`-${#MSG})/2))H $MSG" ; }
export -f center_msg

...

*.microsoft.com*|*.bing.*|*.hotmail.com*)
rxvt_hold "center_msg What did you think would happen if you visited an Microsoft site?"