Hi, I just started using PFF and it's great. Hopefully someone can help me
I wish to avoid the known issue mentioned in the README file, which states:
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LOCAL FILES CREATED - A directory (%userprofile%\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox) is created on the local machine (if Firefox is not installed locally) and a pluginreg.dat file is created within it. This is a limitation of Firefox itself. If you set the UserProfile directory within the INI file, this will not happen.
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Which INI file are we talking about here? I assumed the PortableFirefox.ini file is being referenced, and I changed this line from
UserProfileDirectory=userprofile
to
UserProfileDirectory=profile
thinking it would redirect the placement of this folder and file to the folder on my memory card. I wish to leave nothing on the local machine after closing PFF. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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the ini should be in the same directory as the exe and the userprofile directory must exist
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the ini should be in the same directory as the exe and the userprofile directory must exist
*Which* ini? Are you talking about PortableFirefox.ini? I unzipped PFF and this file was not in the same directory as PortableFirefox.exe (it was in a directory called PortableFirefoxCode but I have since moved it to the same directory).
Do I create a directory within the same folder as the executable called userprofile?
I did both of these things and neither of these actions has stopped the Mozilla folder from being created on my local computer.
Thanks.
It says everything you need.
It's in the PortableFirefoxCode directory along with a sample INI.
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John--
I read the readme from beginning to end. I deleted the Mozilla file from the local computer.
Here is my setup:
G:\portable windows apps\PortableFirefox\
Within this folder, I have PortableFirefox.exe and PortableFirefox.ini. I also have folders titled:
- appdata
- firefox
- plugins
- PortableFirefoxCode
- profile
- userprofile
Here are the contents of PortableFirefox.ini:
[PortableFirefox]
FirefoxDirectory=firefox
ProfileDirectory=profile
PluginsDirectory=plugins
UserProfileDirectory=userprofile
AdditionalParameters=
AllowMultipleInstances=false
SkipChromeFix=false
SkipCompregFix=false
WaitForFirefox=false
FirefoxExecutable=firefox.exe
DisableSplashScreen=false
When I double-click on on G:\...\PortableFirefox.exe, the program opens. When I am finished surfing, I close the program.
There now is a Mozilla folder containing the Firefox folder and pluginreg.dat created on the local computer at:
C:\Documents and Settings\doogie\Application Data
I appreciate your patience, but it is unclear to me what I have done wrong.
What's in userprofile? Anything at all?
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Nothing at all.
I also tried copying the /Mozilla/Firefox directory that was created on the local computer to the portable version's userprofile directory, but that didn't help.
Should there be something in that folder?
Just be sure there's a userprofile directory and it'll work.
Just be sure to note the side effects of doing this.
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John, I deleted the INI file as suggested.
A Mozilla folder is still generated on the local computer, though there are no files inside.
I don't really find this objectionable, but it would be nice if there was no trace of the portable application. Any other ideas?
No matter what I've tried, I simply can't reproduce what you're seeing. When mine has the userprofile within it here, nothing is created on the local drive. There's nothing I can do to help you further.
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That I to have the Mozilla\firefox\Pluginsreg.dat created in the C:\Documents and settings\%Useranme%\Application Data\ folder. I have the .INI file in the root of protable firefox with the executable and it is set as written.
I just use a batch file to delete it and it is gone. I just wanted you to know, so you don't think is just him that has it. No prob with it here though
Deuce
Portable Software: Just the beginning.
Perhaps a good idea for the next version of PFF launcher would be to delete the local folder after Firefox quits (assuming WaitForFirefox was set to true); however, you'd have to determine if a local copy of Firefox was installed first... hmm, nevermind. That would be a nightmare to program.