Re: Crazy directory names with firefox

From: Stan Goodman (SPAM_FOILER_at_hashkedim.com)
Date: 06/26/05 

Date: 26 Jun 2005 16:23:07 GMT

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:33:44 UTC, Timothy Murphy
<tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> opined:
> Why do I get folders with these crazy names,
> yrmtdulm.default and k46r9kuh.default in .mozilla/firefox ?
>
> Why can't they use sensible names?

Because that would defeat the purpose. These are randomly generated names
intended to provide a level of security on the profile folder. Make another
profile, and you will get a different, but equally garbagey, name for the
new folder. 

-- 
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel

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