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how to clear cookies and cache from linux terminal Firefox 60.0.1

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karim13
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i can't find cache and cookies directory so i can remove using linux terminal i'm running Firefox 60.0.1

rm ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/*.sqlite ~/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js rm: cannot remove '/home/karim/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/*.sqlite': No such file or directory rm: cannot remove '/home/karim/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js': No such file or directory

i can't find cache and cookies directory so i can remove using linux terminal i'm running Firefox 60.0.1 rm ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/*.sqlite ~/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js rm: cannot remove '/home/karim/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/*.sqlite': No such file or directory rm: cannot remove '/home/karim/.mozilla/firefox/*default/sessionstore.js': No such file or directory

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cor-el
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What is the name of the current profile folder?

The cookies are stored in cookies.sqlite in the main profile folder. The cache is in a different location as you can see on the about:profiles and about:cache pages.

Firefox uses two locations for the Firefox profile folder. Location used for the main profile that keeps your personal data (Root Directory on about:profiles).

  • ~/.mozilla/firefox/

Location used for the disk cache and other temporary files (Local Directory on about:profiles).

  • ~/.cache/mozilla/firefox/