Which files are involved in a PM reset?
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Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Like others have reported, I have also experienced slower performance with recent releases of PM ... especially on 2 of the 4 computers I maintain ... and I'm no longer sure that all the piece-wise adjustments I've made over the years form a reasonable working set of parameters on the different machines.
Before I start over with 'factory settings' (I've already reinstalled PM v29), I'd like to capture copies of each file that will be reset. Even though I've used PM for years, I'm not certain of which files are involved. At this point, I'm aware of these two:
C:\Users\~username~\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\jeblnetp.default\sessionstore.js
C:\Users\~username~\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\jeblnetp.default\prefs.js
Are there others?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Before I start over with 'factory settings' (I've already reinstalled PM v29), I'd like to capture copies of each file that will be reset. Even though I've used PM for years, I'm not certain of which files are involved. At this point, I'm aware of these two:
C:\Users\~username~\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\jeblnetp.default\sessionstore.js
C:\Users\~username~\AppData\Roaming\Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\Profiles\jeblnetp.default\prefs.js
Are there others?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Have not used the 'Reset All Preferences' feature (I don't have Commander installed just now), but the safest bet might be to just back up the entire profile. Later on, you could do a compare to see what files were affected. The Add-on.Extension I use for that is FEBE (scroll down to find wording about Pale Moon)
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Don't need an addon to backup your profile - exit from Pale Moon and backup <user home>/.moonchild productions/.pale moon/<randomized profile folder name> or C:\users\<username>\application data\roaming\moonchild productions\pale moon\<randomized profile name> (profile name can be confirmed from the entries in Profiles.ini located at the pale moon directory here.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Indeed, if I want to preserve my entire profile, those would be good ways. But a quick inventory shows a total directory size of almost 300Mb in 1,459 files.
What I was hoping to do was to pigeon hole a few files and, later, take inventory of the changes. I suppose I can still do that across 300Mb of files, but it doesn't seem like an efficient way to work.
Hopefully, someone (who knows the code behind the two buttons) will see this thread and can point out the affected files.
Thanks for both replies.
What I was hoping to do was to pigeon hole a few files and, later, take inventory of the changes. I suppose I can still do that across 300Mb of files, but it doesn't seem like an efficient way to work.
Hopefully, someone (who knows the code behind the two buttons) will see this thread and can point out the affected files.
Thanks for both replies.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Clear your browser cache before backing up, that should shave off around 300 MB directly.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
Browser cache is stored as local appdata, not roaming appdata. It's not part of the normal non-volatile profile files.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
What about on Linux? I couldn't find anything like a cache directory in the profile location at ~/.moonchild productions/pale moon/<profile>
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
I'm quite sure it's stored elsewhere on Linux too.
about:cache should provide more insight where exactly.
about:cache should provide more insight where exactly.
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Re: Which files are involved in a PM reset?
On Linux the browser cache is in
~/.cache/moonchild productions/pale moon/<profile_name>/
~/.cache/moonchild productions/pale moon/<profile_name>/