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Do you set the Firefox cache in bytes or kilobytes ? (about:config says integer)

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Lisa77
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I am using a 1GB ramdisk Windows 8 (NOT 64 bit). Do you set the browser.cache.disk.capacity 

in bytes or kilobytes ? About:config says integer.
I am using a 1GB ramdisk Windows 8 (NOT 64 bit). Do you set the browser.cache.disk.capacity in bytes or kilobytes ? About:config says integer.

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philipp
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hello, that integer specifies the amount in KB - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk.capacity

ideato
ideato
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Hello Lisa77, in KB see: Browser.cache.disk.capacity

thank you

cor-el
cor-el
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You can also set this value here if you (temporarily) override automatic cache management:

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content