Storage
Why does Firefox store so much data locally on a machine? It is the only browser that I have found that does.
Why does Firefox store so much data locally on a machine? It is the only browser that I have found that does.
All Replies (1)
Where is most of the storage? Open Properties of the following folders and find out (you need to view hidden items in Windows Explorer→View to access AppData). For me (Win 8.1, used for 5+ years), the distribution is as follows:
- C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\ (mainly profile data & crash reports): 643 MB
- C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Mozilla\ (mainly temporary web cache): 1.09 GB
- C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox (mainly the program's executable): 207 MB
None of those seem like much for a modern browser. I have barely used Chromium over the past few years so I cannot compare to others.
Modified