On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 04:36:53PM -0600, JoeB wrote: > In TorBrowser 10.0.7 why is there a 2nd (partial) "profile.default", > just above the original profile.default? I thought TBB's auto update > function had gone hay wire, but a clean install also creates 2 > profile.default folders. > > Seems odd to create a 2nd profile w/ same name, so close to each other > in tree view. > The (partial or smaller) profile.default has *only 4* main folders: > cache2, safebrowsing, startupCache, thumbnails. Was there a serious need > to put those in a separate profile, same name, almost next to the > original profile.default?
From what I see, you should see this directory structure in any Tor Browser installation within the last 6 years. I'm not sure why you are only seeing it in the most recent version. As for why we add this "Caches" directory, I don't know and I don't know if Tor Browser actually temporarily caches information there. For those who are curious, the initial patch was: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor-browser.git/commit/?h=tor-browser-24.5.0esr-4.x-1&id=3daa575b7f154f43bc2e2beb34e8ee30f73ac32a from https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/issues/9173. > > In Linux, the smaller profile.default is at: > /.torbrowser/tor-browser_<my_country>/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/Caches/profile.default. > > > * BTW, during TBB's *auto update* process, does it verify the D/L update > package using PGP signatures or other method, or verify files & folders > after they're installed? > Meaning, verify with something other than checksums? Yes, all updates are cryptographically signed. The format is described on Mozilla's wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:MAR Coincidentally, I documented the Tor Browser keys earlier this week: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/wikis/Signing-Keys#releasealpha-channel-primaryearlier > > Another oddity after *auto updating* the existing TBB (10.0.6) to > 10.0.7, was several folders & files showed modified dates = 1999-12-31. > I'm not sure it hurt anything - I didn't test the auto updated v10.0.7 > much, but it connected to the web. > > Doing a full, clean install to an empty ~/.torbrowser folder with a D/L > full package fixed MOST of the 1999 modified dates. > > So far I only see the NoScript package > ({73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}.xpi) still showing the 1999 > modified date. That sounds like https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser-build/-/issues/11506 -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk