[tor-bugs] #4338 [Firefox Patch Issues]: TBB creates Mozilla folder in user folder

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#4338: TBB creates Mozilla folder in user folder
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                         |          Owner:  mikeperry                    
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  needs_revision               
 Priority:  major                               |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.2.x-stable
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues                |        Version:                               
 Keywords:  backport-to-mozilla, tbb-disk-leak  |         Parent:                               
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Comment(by Shondoit):

 Replying to [comment:13 mikeperry]:
 > Hrmm.. Your patch is not really a fix.. Removing the directory after the
 fact is not the solution.
 Right, I was supposed to throw in the word 'workaround' in there
 somewhere.
 That's why I mentioned the ticket should be left open.
 However, this does not mean it shouldn't be applied for the time being,
 seeing as TBB as it is now leaves traces outside it's own folder. (comment
 #13)

 > Also, right now this is only considered a smoldering ember rather than a
 serious issue.. No actual client data is stored in this Mozilla directory,
 right?
 It's been a while since I did something with this. It leaves nothing in
 the directory *after* the session is closed, but I don't remember if data
 is written *during* the session.

 > We should try to figure out how to alter Torbutton to prevent it from
 being created in the first place.
 Torbutton seemed to not be the cause but rather a trigger for the
 underlying cause.
 If I recall correctly, even with torbutton disabled, it was triggered by
 opening the 'add-ons' page as well.
 But like I said, it's been a while.

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