[GH-ISSUE #316] Creating folder copy #222

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opened 2026-05-05 05:20:55 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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Originally created by @inflamous on GitHub (Feb 22, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/316

Is there an option that copies files/folders and discards them when the sandbox is closed? I used to use "private-home" and copying the ".mozilla" and ".cache/mozilla/firefox" folder but I can't find a similar option now that its deprecated.

I also tried using "whitelist" followed by "read-only" for these folders but it just caused firefox to say that my profile is already in use.

Originally created by @inflamous on GitHub (Feb 22, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/316 Is there an option that copies files/folders and discards them when the sandbox is closed? I used to use "private-home" and copying the ".mozilla" and ".cache/mozilla/firefox" folder but I can't find a similar option now that its deprecated. I also tried using "whitelist" followed by "read-only" for these folders but it just caused firefox to say that my profile is already in use.

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2026-05-05 05:21:02 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2016):

Witelist+read-only will not work. Run a script like this:

#!/bin/bash
cd ~
rm -fr tmpfirefox
mkdir tmpfirefox
cp -a .mozilla tmpfirefox/.mozilla
firejail --private=tmpfirefox firefox

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2016): Witelist+read-only will not work. Run a script like this: ``` #!/bin/bash cd ~ rm -fr tmpfirefox mkdir tmpfirefox cp -a .mozilla tmpfirefox/.mozilla firejail --private=tmpfirefox firefox ```

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:21:05 -06:00

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@inflamous commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2016):

Thanks, it works great!

@inflamous commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2016): Thanks, it works great!

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