[PLUG] Firefox 24.x: Automatically Clear Download History

[King Beowulf]

On 05/03/2014 05:49 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Sat, 3 May 2014, King Beowulf wrote:
> 
>> 4. Look for the following 2 keys and set as specified:
>> 
>> browser.download.manager.retention	0 
>> browser.download.useToolkitUI		true
> 
>> HOWEVER!  This only works with the old style download manager.
>> The new download manager is a browser window which ignores this
>> setting. To set the old d/l manager (pop up window), set
>> "browser.download.useToolkitUI" to false. Now you download will
>> magically vanish when done.
> 
> Harumph! 0, true, and false are what are already set here. So, some
> time this weekend (but not at midnight) I'll look at godzilla's
> knowledge base and see what I can learn.
> 
> Much grasses,
> 
> Rich
> 

Weird, I tested it on my box before I emailed.  Setting retention to
numerical zero and useToolkitUI to "true" should've worked. (note: it
must be "0" AND "true" at the same time).  If it doesn't work, what
additional strange setting could there be?

-Ed