Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Hi, when i try to clear my cache, history, cookies etc in Firefox it wont let me. I keep clicking on clear, to the corresponding item, but i just will not work. Ive tried a fresh install of Firefox and it made no difference whatsoever.

I tried seraching for a thread on this, but got nothing back.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

if you can't do it from the option you could enter about:cache in the address bar and highlight all the items under the line and delette them that way.

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Have you tried the 'clear all' option at the bottom of the box?

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

And why we are at it. Why carnt I access the National Lottery page?

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

:notopic:

It's working for me, albeit very slowly.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

working for me very fast, so must be a proxy issue with you or you may need to clear your cache.

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

albeit?

I know off Topic but did not want to start a fresh thread about a simple answer.

It says to be I need internet explore to access the site, and give me the opition to down load it?
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how do I do that?

Thanks for help.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=albeit ;)

Strange, I accessed it with Firefox without any problems. :(

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

to clear your cache or change your proxy?

and I accessed National lottery with Firefox v1.0 very easily

ik

EDIT albeit = all be it

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Yes and that doesnt solve anything either.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

ah this is a strange one

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Anyone know which folder FF stores these things in? Simply deleting that folder should fix the problem, if you restart FF it will recreate a new, empty folder. Well, the Mac version does that anyway. 'Fraid I can't tell you how to do it on a PC.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

go into this and clear everything:


C:\Documents and Settings\your_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\lblp1og2.Default User\Cache
ik

EDIT or get rid of the folder
EDIT 2 this is in xp though

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Thanks for link you know I need a Dictionary :dunce: with my spelling good fine.

No excuse now. :D

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

has it worked yet wayne?

I just did it the way I suggested and it was quite quick, I did notice that my clear button did not react today as quickly as normal.

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

I navigated to the Application Data folder, but i couldnt see a folder called Mozilla Firefox.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

It's not called 'Mozilla Firefox', it's just called 'Mozilla' and has a folder inside it called 'Firefox'. The tree on my setup looks like this:

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

plus you will have to have your hidden folders shown as well , but then you may already have that

ik

EDIT on your machine the default folder may not have the same numbers, as long as it is the .default folder.

and Chris' tree is a good way to find it

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

found an easier way, if people get stuck:

Go into Run
Type: %AppData%
Double Click: Mozilla
then: Firefox
Then: Profiles
Then delete the subfolder

Found on:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Beg pardon, but that describes exactly what Ik told you to do already, the only difference is the way you jump to the 'Application Data' folder - and TBH you can get to that folder in four doubleclicks, starting from 'My Computer', and without typing anything. ;)

Not easier, IMO.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

But i couldnt see the mozilla folder, and found that this was the easiest way.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

But the Mozilla folder is immediately inside the Application Data folder. Regardless of how you navigate to it, it is always in the same place.

Four clicks from My Computer is certainly easier than typing in the Run box. The issue here isn't that the method you found at Mozilla.org is easier, it's that you just didn't look properly when you tried to find the Mozilla folder first time round. I guarantee you, that folder will be in the same place regardless of which way you look for it. ;)

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Wayne if all else fails do this.....





Jump up and down 10 times, turn around and touch your toes, close your eyes and hit return.....


what happens?



It didn't work but it made you feel more awake :p::D

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Be warned: you'd lose all your passwords, cookies, bookmarks and extensions with the above method.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Wayne, if you can't clear the cache & history etc., try closing FireFox down, & then re-open it & try again. Works for me if it doesn't seem to clear the cache initially.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

If he did one for his mother, would it be a Chris,ma's tree? :)

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

You could also crash the firefox.exe process which will clear all temp files...this method is not really recommended though. :D :angel: :erm:

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

you're pine-ing for a joke...

ik
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the problem you could not find it was probably that you did not go into your correct folder for the application data.

if you look through your machine you will notice (on mine anyway):
C > Documents & Settings > Administrator > Application Data* > Mozilla
C > Documents & Settings > All Users > Application Data*
C > Documents & Settings > ikthius > Application Data* > Mozilla
C > Documents & Settings > Default User > Application Data*
C > Documents & Settings > Local Service > Application Data
C > Documents & Settings > Network Service > Application Data

* = hidden folders, you must show hidden folders to see them.

Th red one is the one you wanted, but what you found on Mozill.org was a quick way to get into the folder I have highlighted red, which you could have gotten into quicker if you follwed both mine and chris ' instructions.

But I am glad you got it sorted.

And deleting thte subfolders deletes everything, if you followed it a bit further and just got rid of the contents of your cache you would still have everything else intact.

ik
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yes and it is in alphabetical order.....

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

:notopic:, i thought about creating some extension for Firefox, but i dont know what tools i need, could someone point me in the right direction. I tried looking on Mozilla's site under the developers page, but couldnt find anything.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

Don't bother Wayne, there's nothing you could create that hasn't been thought of.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

what about playing with the browsers code and try to make something better.

ask on the mozilla forum cause some of them make up extensions, or you could make up your own theme.

ik

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

My own theme? Now theres a thought.

Re: Cant clear several things in Firefox
 

so I take it you got it fixed!?

ik