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After addon removal, are all components of the addon removed

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noel_envode
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Are there any traces left behind? If not, is there a way to accomplish this without compromising browser integrity?

Are there any traces left behind? If not, is there a way to accomplish this without compromising browser integrity?

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cor-el
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Some extensions store data in indexedDB (storage/default) in the Firefox profile folder and I'm not sure whether this gets cleaned up in all cases assuming that you haven't selected to keep this storage.

about:config ->

  • extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall
  • extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall
James
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Dropa said
What you should do is use something like CCleaner to insure nothing is left as well but know what your doing when you use this program as it does a good job and too good sometimes removing stuff. B

Ccleaner does not do a good job as it can cause more problems that help with the Mozilla related products including desktop Firefox. This is from what I have seen from doing support all these years. None of the regulars here or on mozillaZine recommends using Cclearner to clean anything Firefox related.

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