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Firefox overrides DNS settings?

Submitted by kml on February 11, 2019 - 6:43am

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out the DNS settings in Firefox. In theory it should take windows DNS settings, but I've found that it's not that simple.
I have an own DNS server with Blacklist ability, but after blacklisting certain domains FF still has an access to that pages. Chrome/IE/mobile browsers are without that access. Even using the nslookup I have blocked access, but FF works Sad

Firefox Portable Launcher leaves folder behind (v65)

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Submitted by Dr.Tel. on February 4, 2019 - 3:39pm

Hello @all,
I just wanted to point out that since version 65 Firefox creates the folder "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Mozilla" (%systemdrive%\ProgramData\Mozilla\updates\...) - the launcher doesn't remove it.
I tried editing the source by adding (don't do this at home - it's only for me and the hard way!):
RMDir /r "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Mozilla\"
and elevating the privilegies via 'RequestExecutionLevel admin' - the script compiles without errors but the folder remains there after closing...

Two annoying features in Firefox Home page presentation

Submitted by fergus on January 17, 2019 - 2:34am

Sorry for tedious questions, I guess everybody knows this.
Just started using portable Firefox 64.0.2.
At the bottom of the screen there are two annoying rows
Upper of 2 reads "United Kingdom".
Lower of 2 reads "Advertising | Business" (two buttons).
Can I get rid of these?
Thank you!
Fergus

Where's the cache?

Submitted by fergus on January 17, 2019 - 2:14am

Just started using Firefox again after a while: portable v.64.0.2.
In the past after exiting I have successfully accessed the Firefox cache using Nirsoft's "MZ CacheViewer" which is available at
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mozilla_cache_viewer.html
(It's a really good utility, but BTW does PortableApps have an equivalent?)
For ages (years) the Firefox cache was located at Data\profile\cache2.
Now if I point MZ CacheViewer to this location it seems to be empty. And:

Update to new Firefox?

Submitted by hecate on January 14, 2019 - 1:30pm

Sorry for a questions that's probably been asked in the past. My Firefox Portable, version 64.0, is nagging me for a while now to update to 64.0.2, but I'm not seeing an update here. I don't want to update through the browser, since it's installed on an external harddrive and I am afraid it will install on my computer. About how long will it be before the update is available here? I don't remember ever seeing this nag before. Thanks.

Open new windows if firefox portable gets started twice

Submitted by multiinstance on January 7, 2019 - 5:37pm

Hello,

I like to change the behaviour of the firefox portable launcher to open a new window if I execute the launcher twice. Currently it shows a dialog with the options to force close firefox to open a new window or to cancel. This would be very helpful.

EDIT: If it matters, I set AllowMultipleInstances=true (not sure if it is the limitation described here: https://portableapps.com/node/27019)

Thank you!

Multiple Portable Firefox Instances

Submitted by pulsar on January 5, 2019 - 2:40am

I'm pretty sure it used to be possible to have two separate Firefox Portable instances (Different folders with different profiles in them) and use them simultaneously with AllowMultipleInstances=true in the settings file. This seems to not work any more. Is there another option to have two separate instances of FF portable and having them run simultaneously?

Thank you!

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