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Can I get firefox to delete the cache files when I exit?

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Can I delete the cache files when ending Firefox without losing my browsing history?

Can I delete the cache files when ending Firefox without losing my browsing history?

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You can also do it manually thru an add-on.

Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for cache.

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Yes. If you go into the detailed settings for the "Clear history when Firefox closes" feature, you can pick and choose different categories to clear.

Those settings are accessible here:

"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Privacy

To reveal the controls, set the drop-down to "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history" (screen shot attached)

More info: Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track

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Note that Firefox won't use the disk cache if you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" to clear the cache (see the about:cache page). Only the memory cache is used in that case.

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You can also do it manually thru an add-on.

Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for cache.

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My thanks to everyone. Problem solved.