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How to change the directory of IndexedDB?

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j7n
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Is it possible to set the path where IndexedDB is written without moving the entire profile?

I am having the issue that Mega.co.nz leaves all downloaded files¹ in this directory until they are deleted via external means. Navigating to "Users/User/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/code.default/IndexedDB" to do so is inconvenient. I would like to put IndexedDB on my temp drive, along with cache, to be wiped along with all other temporary files at once, since no websites that I visit make permanent use of the local storage database.

The best solution would be not to use Mega, but its popularity is mainly decided by other users.

System: Windows XP; Firefox 22.

¹ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=891555

Is it possible to set the path where IndexedDB is written without moving the entire profile? I am having the issue that Mega.co.nz leaves all downloaded files¹ in this directory until they are deleted via external means. Navigating to "Users/User/Application Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/code.default/IndexedDB" to do so is inconvenient. I would like to put IndexedDB on my temp drive, along with cache, to be wiped along with all other temporary files at once, since no websites that I visit make permanent use of the local storage database. The best solution would be not to use Mega, but its popularity is mainly decided by other users. System: Windows XP; Firefox 22. ¹ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=891555

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philipp
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hello j7nj7n, it should be possible to clear this data within firefox in options > advanced > network. please also update firefox to the latest version - you are using an outdated version affected by quite a few known security vulnerabilities!