BigHomeFiles

[JohnJS]

Should any of these files be put in .xfiletool.lst to speed up shutdown? and if so which ones?
Using 3.4.1 with Firefox.
System stats:
12.5M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/urlclassifier3.sqlite
12.0M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/Cache/D1BDFC22d01
2.3M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/XPC.mfasl
1.6M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/Cache/_CACHE_003_
1.5M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/Cache/A8271EAEd01
1.1M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/XUL.mfasl
Thanks.

[gerald_clark]

Cache
should already be in there.

[JohnJS]

Hi gerald_clark.
My xfiletool.lst:
Cache
cache
.cache
XUL.mfasl
opt/.tce_dir
mnt
.adobe/Flash_Player/AssetCache
.macromedia/Flash_Player
.opera/opcache
.opera/cache4
.Xauthority
.wmx

This file keeps growing:
21.3M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/urlclassifier3.sqlite

After posting above size now:
25.1M   /home/tc/.mozilla/firefox/5lbdampd.default/urlclassifier3.sqlite

Edit Just switched to Opera10. So far no bigHomeFiles in System Stats.

[roberts]

This file has been discussed before:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=7830.msg41848#msg41848

Bottom line either add it to .xfiletool.lst or move it.

[maro]

I believe this '.../urlclassifier3.sqlite' is a well known "bad boy" (at least in terms of wasting disk space). AFAIK it is used by Mozilla to protect against phishing sites.

Even if you delete it Mozilla will start downloading it again the next time it runs, unless to disable the functionality. I guess this site might give you some more information, as I believe that 'urlclassifier2.sqlite' and 'urlclassifier3.sqlite' work in principle the same way. Otherwise use google to find out more.

[JohnJS]

Thanks all,
Opera10 works fine.
System stats/bigHomeFiles now contain 4.0k Desktop and 4.0k mail.
Backup time about 2+ sec.

[Guy]

For those using Firefox.

If you are running from a usb drive, you can put "home/tc/.mozilla" in /opt/.xfiletool.lst.

If you are running from a hard drive, you can use persistent home, and not back up anything in the home directory.

[tinypoodle]

you can put "home/tc/.mozilla" in /opt/.xfiletool.lst.

In my understanding that would mean loss of the whole user profile, i.e. on next occasion using the app with default settings and without any personal data at all.

[gerald_clark]

Or put the .mozilla directory on some persistent media, and create a symlink to it.

[jerramy]

I had to do that with .wine, since it wanted to put drive_c/ in my home directory.  I left .wine in home, but moved .wine/drive_c/ to /mnt/sda1/drive_c/ and used a symlink.