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privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache;true breakes disk cache.

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Quad5Ny
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If both"privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown" & "privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache" are set to "true" Firefox 12's disk cache does not work.

I've recently upgraded from Firefox 7 on a few machines and the shutdown cache clearing feature doesn't just clear the disk cache anymore, it completely disables it. I've confirmed this in a clean VM.

More info: The Profile\ProfileName\Cache folder gets deleted and about:cache only shows the Memory & Offline Caches.

Anyone know if this is intended, or a bug?

If both"privacy.sanitize.sanitizeOnShutdown" & "privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache" are set to "true" Firefox 12's disk cache does not work. I've recently upgraded from Firefox 7 on a few machines and the '''shutdown cache clearing feature doesn't just clear the disk cache anymore, it completely disables it'''. I've confirmed this in a clean VM. More info: The Profile\ProfileName\Cache folder gets deleted and about:cache only shows the Memory & Offline Caches. Anyone know if this is intended, or a bug?

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It's intended behavior.

  • Bug 709262 - Disable disk cache for users who have "Clear private data at shutdown"

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Gingerbread Man
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It's intended behavior.

  • Bug 709262 - Disable disk cache for users who have "Clear private data at shutdown"

Note: Bugzilla is not a support forum. Please read Bugzilla etiquette before deciding to comment there.

Quad5Ny
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Thanks Gingerbread_Man.

Yes I know it's not a user support forum, which is why I wanted to find out if it was a bug or not before reporting it there.