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Firefox portable create lots of .tmp file

quest221 - August 4, 2012 - 10:53pm

I used Firefox portable 12.0 and I found it created lots of .tmp files. Please see the following sceeenshot, those .tmp files were created in several minutes.
http://img.album.pchome.net/46/78/01/81/86e59f66610f5ef95adff559f8c9bebd...


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Can't Reproduce

I can't reproduce this. Are you launching it in any non-standard way? Also, please list your operating system, install location, any plugins and extensions you are using, etc. I'd wager it's a misbehaving plugin or extension.

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Thanks for your reply. My OS

Thanks for your reply.

My OS is Windows 7 SP1 64bit. I downloaded the FirefoxPortable_12.0.paf file and installed it in PortableApps.com_Platform application. Then I copied the whole FirefoxPortable folder to D:\Program Files\.

Following is the addons I used.

Download Statusbar
https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-CN/firefox/addon/download-statusbar/

Easy YouTube Video Downloader
https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-CN/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-downl-...

Mozilla Archive Format, with MHT and Faithful Save
https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-CN/firefox/addon/mozilla-archive-format/

https://addons.mozilla.org/zh-CN/firefox/addon/tab-utilities/

BTW, I also tried to make a new copy of FirefoxPortable, but the same issue occured.

Install Location

Is d:\Program Files your actual program files location for windows? If so, that's not a supported location and is why the unstaller prevents you from using it. Please try a clean install to a different location. Also ensure you have a valid TEMP directory defined and there is plenty of space in it.

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c: is my os drive. I created

c: is my os drive. I created d:\Program Files and put many 'green' applications in it. I have used Firefox portable lots of months and seems I only get this issue these months.

BTW, Firefox portable is a portable application, right? So I can put it in any folder I want.

What did you mean by "ensure you have a valid TEMP directory defined"? My C: drive and D: drive have enough space.

Windows treat "Program Files" folders differently

from what I understand, Windows treats programs in a "Program Files" folder differently (breaking the portability of FireFox Portable?) and that is (I think?) causing the problem.

I copied the whole

I copied the whole firefoxportable folder to D: drive and got the same issue.

portable apps platform

do you have platform installed on d: drive?
if so firefox portable should go in PortableApps folder ... always works for me

HiI have seven x64 too, for

Hi

I have seven x64 too, for resolve the problem,

I have done :

- Ctrl+alt+del
- right click on the firefox process
- Click on "full memory dump" ( I am not sure of the traduction, i am french^^ )
- delete all .tmp in the firefox file

After this, that must work correctly