On my system BleachBit deletes ~/.cache/mozilla too, but it doesn't affect Firefox's ability to startup. I just tried it on another Ubuntu system, and Firefox works OK after the directory is removed.
The purpose of storing the Firefox and other caches in one directory is so they can be deleted using standard tools like BleachBit or "rm -rf ~/.cache". So I think there may be something unique to your system. For example, maybe your Linux distribution has a special Firefox patch, or you have a certain Firefox addon, or a Firefox setting that doesn't like the cache being removed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1198632 Title: bleachbit breaks firefox To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bleachbit/+bug/1198632/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
