WARNING about TenFourFox (Firefox)

Try lower values as discussed at…

https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Firefox/browser-sessionstore-interval-limits-for- Firefox-12/m-p/536739

There is also a config variable for browser.sessionstore.enabled, does that disable the frequent writes?

Search for other settings by looking for browser.sessionstore in about config if you want to see others that may be related.

I don't have a PPC Mac in front of me so apologies if this doesnt apply, I checked in Firefox it may not be identical.

P.S. how are you checking the frequent writes? I don't recall Activity Monitor being very useful pre Snow Leopard 🙂

P.P.S. 2000000 is in milliseconds or 33.33 minutes not 555 hours…

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2000000+milliseconds

Perhaps you should try and contact the persons behind TenFourFox

maybe use their problem forums or send email to the principals with

an outline of the issues you've experienced. ~ I've had some useful

replies from Cameron and other persons with floodgap/tenfourfox.

Also, if you used Console logs to determine this type of activity, you

may post a screenshot of those directly into an ASC discussion by

using the 'camera icon' and resulting options to locate an image file

and upload into the open discussion while you are creating a post.

{TenFourFox uses up to 2GB virtual memory/swap, at times per

Activity Monitor records; per session read/writes to HDD can be

as great a number as virtual memory in Leopard 10.5.8: 35GB.}

While I've used browser settings to change and block Apple's newest

fonts that affect TenFourFox rendering most all page content, not sure

how you have resolved any issues this font created for Ten4Fx users.

Older browsers in general have been distanced from modern web sites

by the security measures newer site software uses in the making of them.

About this most recent issue you mention, I've not seen any evidence in

Console logs; while other blacklisted and font blocking is evident due to

using 'about:config' in browser URL and hit return. Then read through list

until ' gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled = false' can be set (from true). This

would allow odd font renderings mostly from Apple.com pages where a

roll-out of newer Apple fonts were made default.

This would not normally disaffect any Apple items in Leopard 10.5.8, but

in the TenFourFox browser, they've set it up to also work in Tiger 10.4.11;

so the render problem is due to the Apple font needing blocked in relation

to Tiger, and not so much Leopard. Other issue, is most sites who use "S"

or secure https:// cannot be accessed by most older browsers, recently.

You may be able to change the effect TenFourFox shows in system logs

where it may be a concern, by looking into 'about:config' settings. But

do be sure to note their default state; so as to return there if a change is

not helpful in resolving the original problem.

The issue with TenFourFox writing to the hard drive, is odd; my Macs do

not show evidence of this kind of issue. I do see various arguments in

Console logs where sites are failing to render 'flash' because I don't have

it, and TenFourFox has no support for Flash. Other items like 'TenFourFox/

Box' where specific sites can be entered to create limited use 'boxed site'

browsers. I see issues with gmail and sites I may visit from a boxed site

show up in Console logs. Failed javascript from NWS weather sites, too.

The suggestion to contact persons who actively (and voluntarily) work to

keep TenFourFox updated - with this issue - may be helpful to other users.

{Curious, IF your TenFourFox build download for Mac CPU is correct.}

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

Hmmm, TFF 45.6 on PPC/10.4.11 total folder size 16 KB.

FF 52.01. on Intel 10.11.5 total folder size 2 M, 7 windows 21 tabs open, hasn't changed in last 2 hours.

Is it maybe a Video streaming deal? I never/rarely use that?