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littlenerd

Tue 04 Dec 2007 - 20:22

Guest

Hi,

I would like to know how to configure the firefox/thunderbird.ini in a right way to have them "stealth".

My system is a german win XP SP2.
By default im using the english_user.ini. but they leave folders on exit in:

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\xxxxx\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla\firefox....
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\xxxxx\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\xxxxx\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\thunderbird..

so i added in the firefox.ini the lines:

[RunAfter]
DirRemove=@AppDataDir@\Mozilla
DirRemove=C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\xxxxx\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla

Is there a better way to configure the ini?
Because im a little scared to mess something up

Another question is:
how to change this to another folder?

browser.download.lastDir=$Download$|\\"

i dont need the download folder there and would like use another folder.

thanks in advance

Danix

Tue 04 Dec 2007 - 20:45

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Joined: Fri 29 Dec 2006 - 05:38
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Posts: 12998

Hi,

You can change with:


[RunAfter]

DirRemove=@AppDataDir@\Mozilla

DirRemove=@UserProfileDir@\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla

About the download directory, where do you want to set it?

On desktop of active user (your desktop), maybe?


browser.download.lastDir=@DesktopDir@|\\"

[ Edited Tue 04 Dec 2007 - 20:47 ]

littlenerd

Wed 05 Dec 2007 - 03:08

Guest

thx for reply,

for the download directory i would like to have a path like:

D:\downloads

and for some reason i dont get it. How should it look like?

browser.download.lastDir=D:\downloads|\\" ???

tittoproject

Wed 05 Dec 2007 - 09:13

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Joined: Wed 24 Jan 2007 - 17:22
Posts: 592

Danix wrote ...


[RunAfter]

DirRemove=@AppDataDir@\Mozilla

DirRemove=@UserProfileDir@\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla

This will remove, PERMANENTLY, all the Mozilla's settings of the installed programs.

I mean: if you're going to use your usb key on a computer of a friend of you and you will delete all his Firefox's settings, maybe he'll be not so happy of that

So: DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLDER "@AppDataDir@\Mozilla", NEVER!

I think you're scared to leave the file "@AppDataDir@\Mozilla\Firefox\pluginreg.dat" or other staffs like that. Well, this is just a temporary file and it's not so important to take care of it.

[ Edited Wed 05 Dec 2007 - 09:15 ]

littlenerd

Wed 05 Dec 2007 - 12:40

Guest

I agree that he wouldnt be very happy

But im using X-FF on my local pc and i just like it clean in my appdata folders

Running X-FF with normal ini leaves this on my pc:

C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\xxxxx\Lokale Einstellungen\Anwendungsdaten\Mozilla\Firefox\Portable\Internet\Browser\X-Firefox\Bin\Firefox\updates\0

and i dont like to have many nested folders with no use, so i think (if not used on another pc, or having an installed copy of FF or TB) its safe to remove that.
Wouldnt it be possible to modify the ini in the way that it would write the settings to, for example
@AppDataDir@\X-Firefox... or even better in the applicationfolder
instead of
@AppDataDir@\Mozilla ?

so the folders could be savely removed even on another pc?

And one more question ...

Is it possible to have more userprofiles?
If yes how to create with X-FF?

thx

tittoproject

Wed 05 Dec 2007 - 16:02

Registered Member #821

Joined: Wed 24 Jan 2007 - 17:22
Posts: 592

littlenerd wrote ...

And one more question ...

Is it possible to have more userprofiles?
If yes how to create with X-FF?

The easiest way is this:
1) make a copy of X-Firefox.exe a rename it as X-Firefox.NewProfile.exe (where "NewProfile" will be the name of the new profile)
2) double click on it, than a new *.ini will be generated and opened in a text editor
3) change the profile setting in the section "Setup" as follow:


[Setup]

AppName=Firefox

Profile=NewProfile

4) save the modified .ini. Firefox will start using the new profile.

littlenerd

Thu 06 Dec 2007 - 17:14

Guest

That worked fine, thx

Im still interested how to change the download directory to
D:\downloads
Any hints are welcome

ZioZione

Thu 06 Dec 2007 - 17:31

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Joined: Sun 21 Jan 2007 - 11:31
Location: Tradate (VA)
Posts: 3821

Hi littlenerd,
If I well understand, you not need to modify X-Firefox.ini file, but it should be enough to go to
"Tools|Options|Main|Downloads|Save files to..." setting, and set to "D:\Downloads".
X-Firefox, as its not-portable version Firefox, simply remembers the latest download path.
Tell me if I missed something...
Best Regards
ZioZione

tittoproject

Thu 06 Dec 2007 - 18:30

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Joined: Wed 24 Jan 2007 - 17:22
Posts: 592

ZioZione wrote ...

but it should be enough to go to
"Tools|Options|Main|Downloads|Save files to..." setting, and set to "D:\Downloads".

No, no, that's not enough

You can change the path to download dir in the [FileSystem] section:


[FileSystem]

Download=.\Downloads

The syntax to use is:

;-------------------------------------------------
; ** Path syntax **
;-------------------------------------------------
; ALL RELATIVE PATHS ARE RELATIVE TO "Root" (and "Root" is relative to "@ScriptDir@")

; \Path --> path relative to root drive
; .\Path --> path relative to root
; ..\Path --> path relative to one level up
; ..\..\Path --> up two leves, and go on
; X:\Path -> absolute path

Other stuffs that you can change in the [FileSystem] section are:


[FileSystem]

Root=@ScriptDir@

Temp=@TempDir@\$ScriptName$

Cache=@TempDir@\$ScriptName$\Cache

Home=.\$UserName$

Bin=.\Bin

Lib=.\Lib

Doc=.\Documents

Backup=.\Backups

Download=.\Downloads

For the next X-Launcher's version I'll write the help directly in English, I promise

littlenerd

Tue 11 Dec 2007 - 11:50

Guest

I added this 2 lines in my ini:

[FileSystem]
Download=D:\DOWNLOAD

and it seems to work

thx for your help

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