On 12/28/2014 6:48 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
> 
>> SQLite currently uses nine distinct types of temporary files:
>>
>>      Rollback journals
>>      Master journals
>>      Write-ahead Log (WAL) files
>>      Shared-memory files
>>      Statement journals
>>      TEMP databases
>>      Materializations of views and subqueries
>>      Transient indices
>>      Transient databases used by VACUUM
>>
>> Additional information about each of these temporary file types is in
>> the sequel.
> 
> Wouldn't it be reasonable to expect SM to clean up these and all other 
> temp files in the course of a normal shutdown (not a crash or 
> force-close from the OS)? Or is that level of hygiene too much to expect?
> 
> In that case, shutting down SM on the two machines should purge all temp 
> files on both, and then copying places.sqlite from one to the other 
> should create no problems.
> 
> The only way a straightforward copy should cause problems would be if SM 
> did not complete its housekeeping, right? And if so, deleting 
> places.sqlite AND the temp files on the target machine should avoid any 
> repercussions, right? It could even be a cure-all if the target machine 
> were having trouble and the source machine were not.
> 
> Or am I being hopelessly naïve?
> 
> 

Windows 7 Ultimate
SeaMonkey 2.26.1

The "temporary" sqlite files are indeed deleted when I terminate
SeaMonkey.

-- 
David E. Ross

I am sticking with SeaMonkey 2.26.1 until saved passwords can
be used when autocomplete=off.  See
<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1064639>.
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