19 GB Firefox Program files size, WHY ?

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tapoo

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suddenly noticed that my \Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ folder size is around 19 GB, i am posting some of the screenshot, can someone tell me why is that??

properties.png

inside.png

firefox_version.png



can someone please explain?? firefox is working as normal, i use KIS, no virus problem, use CClener regularly....
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Akash209

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WHAT..!!!!!!! 19gb!!!
i think you should restart in safe mode , if not possible try re-install.!!! its first time to saw this.!
 

McLovin

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Not sure what the problem is, as my "Firefox" folder is only 43MB. Link.
 

tapoo

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^^ i thinking about reinstalling it, something is surely wrong....
what is those open*.ddp files, each of them is more than 1 GB
 

McLovin

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tapoo said:
what is those open*.ddp files, each of them is more than 1 GB

Not sure, but they don't look good.
 

softwareFREEk

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don't know a great deal but I think that this file format specification is not that freely available
Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! ..Warning! Warning! Alien approaching!
 
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Thois file extension is related to :

- Microcosm's DDAdd Dinkey Dongle
- Inor Dsoft
- Protowall

do you use any of these?
 

softwareFREEk

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hey Umbra Corp.. don't you use dinkey dongle :p

just googled DDP and DDR files and WOT showed lots of [size=+4]O[/size]'s
so looked no more
I would take Robot's warning
 

jamescv7

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I think you need to refresh the profile of Firefox when its too way so many bunch of files.
 

Littlebits

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All of those "open.php" files can be deleted they are not a standard component of Firefox and are eating up disk space.

Thanks.:D
 

tapoo

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Umbra Corp. said:
Thois file extension is related to :

- Microcosm's DDAdd Dinkey Dongle
- Inor Dsoft
- Protowall

do you use any of these?

never heard about them before, i had some Add-ons of KIS, WOT, Bitdefender Trafficlight, AdBlockPlus and Lastpass....

BTW, uninstalled Firefox, and installing fresh version, i have to monitor firefox some days i think :(
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