(Mac OS X) Setting Cache Directory Location

[lucite]

Hi -

As per texturizer.net (the main Firebird helpsite), I should be able to set a location for my cache file/directory in this fashion:

// Path to Cache folder:
user_pref("browser.cache.disk.parent_directory","C:\\Path To Cache");


3 Questions:

1. browser.cache.disk.parent_directory does not already appear as a pref. setting in my prefs.js file (or about:config screen) - should I create a user.js file and insert this item in it?

2. If I do create a user.js file, should it only have the cache location line in it, or should I duplicate my prefs.js file and add the line about the cache location?

3. Can you give me an example of how to set the path in Mac OS X - e.g. what form should this take:

/Users/me/blabla/Cache/

or something like:

\/Users\/me\/blabla\/Cache\/

Thanks -

[jcraig]

Why would you want to move your cache from its present location?

[lucite]

Because my drive is partitioned, and I don't want the mess of the cache files to be written in my User directory - I have all the messy stuff (swap, scratch & cache files) on a separate partition.

[jcraig]

I don't know how you would change the location, but, if you've got a high speed connection you don't really need to use the cache, and you could disable it in about:config

browser.cache.disc.enable and set it to false

[dacovale]

1. create a user.js - NEVER edit prefs.js
2. user.js is appended to prefs.js at runtime, so that would be highly unneccesary.
3. have no idea for Mac, but the former looks intuitively right.

[Guest]

Actually, it's much easier - it's in the Prefs panel under Cache (in Advanced) - I had been using Firebird which doesn't have it this way, so I thought it would be harder.

Neat!