Re: OT(?): Prevent firefox caching local files

In reply to: Aryeh Friedman : "OT(?): Prevent firefox caching local files"
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From: beepc.ch <xpetrl_at_beepc.ch>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:20:49 UTC

On 26.06.23 14:12, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
> I have a jpg that is the generated output of a process I run and it
> does very from run to run but when ever I try to load it in firefox I
> get the cached version not the local generated version (i.e.
> file:///.../.../foo.jpg) but when I view it in something like gnome
> image viewer it is in fact updated!
> 
> The only thing I can assume is firefox is caching file:/// url's how
> do I turn this off.   This firefox 114.0.2_1_2 (installed last
> night)... so how do I turn this off?
> 
A work around wold be to install FF plugin « Empty Cache Button » :

"Cache clearing made easy. One click."

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