.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/troubleshooting-help.md

@@ -1,31 +1,29 @@
 ---
 name: Troubleshooting help
 about: Ask for help to solve problems with user.js
-title: 'follow instructions or this will be closed as invalid'
+title: ''
 labels: ''
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
-<!--
+Before you proceed...
+  - Issues will be closed as invalid if you do not [troubleshoot](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/1.4-Troubleshooting), including
+     - confirming the problem is caused by the `user.js`
+     - searching the `[Setup` tags in the `user.js`
+  - Search the GitHub repository. The information you need is most likely here already.
+  - Note: We do not support forks
 
-Issues will be closed as invalid if you do not troubleshoot first, or if you ignore the required info in the template.
+See also:
+  - Override Recipes [issue 1080](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/1080)
+  - Extension breakage due to prefs [issue 391](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/391)
+  - Prefs vs Recommended Extensions: Co-Existance+Enhancement | Conflicts [issue 350](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/350)
 
-We do not support forks or no-longer supported releases.
+If you still need help, help us help you by providing relevant information:
+  - browser version
+  - Steps to Reproduce (STR)
+  - actual result
+  - expected result
+  - anything else you deem worth mentioning
 
--->
-
-
-🟥 https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/5.2-Troubleshooting
-- [ ] I have read the troubleshooting guide, done the checks and confirmed this is caused by arkenfox
-   - _unchecked issues ~~may~~ will be closed as invalid_
-
-🟪 REQUIRED INFO
-  - Browser version & OS:
-  - Steps to Reproduce (STR):
-  - Expected result:
-  - Actual result:
-  - Console errors and warnings:
-  - Anything else you deem worth mentioning:
-
----
+Clear all of this when you're ready to type.

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ### 🟪  user.js
-A `user.js` is a configuration file that can control Firefox settings - for a more technical breakdown and explanation, you can read more in the [wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.1-User.js)
+A `user.js` is a configuration file that can control hundreds of Firefox settings. For a more technical breakdown and explanation, you can read more on the [overview](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/1.1-Overview) wiki page.
 
 ### 🟩  the arkenfox user.js
 
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ A `user.js` is a configuration file that can control Firefox settings - for a mo
 
 The `arkenfox user.js` is a **template** which aims to provide as much privacy and enhanced security as possible, and to reduce tracking and fingerprinting as much as possible - while minimizing any loss of functionality and breakage (but it will happen).
 
-Everyone, experts included, should at least read the [wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki), as it contains important information regarding a few `user.js` settings. There is also an [interactive current release](https://arkenfox.github.io/gui/), thanks to [icpantsparti2](https://github.com/icpantsparti2).
+Everyone, experts included, should at least read the [implementation](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/1.3-Implementation) wiki page, as it contains important information regarding a few `user.js` settings.
 
-Note that we do *not* recommend connecting over Tor on Firefox. Use the [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en) if your [threat model](https://2019.www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html) calls for it, or for accessing hidden services.
+Note that we do *not* recommend connecting over Tor on Firefox. Use the [Tor Browser](https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en) if your [threat model](https://www.torproject.org/about/torusers.html.en) calls for it, or for accessing hidden services. 
 
 Also be aware that the `arkenfox user.js` is made specifically for desktop Firefox. Using it as-is in other Gecko-based browsers can be counterproductive, especially in the Tor Browser.
 
 ### 🟧  sitemap
 
- - [releases](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases)
+ - [Releases](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/releases)
  - [changelogs](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+label%3Achangelog)
- - [wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki)
+ - [Wiki](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki)
  - [stickies](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22sticky+topic%22)
  - [diffs](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Adiffs)
- - [common questions and answers](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3Aanswered)
 
 ### 🟥  acknowledgments
 Literally thousands of sources, references and suggestions. Many thanks, and much appreciated.
+
+

prefsCleaner.bat

@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ TITLE prefs.js cleaner
 
 REM ### prefs.js cleaner for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 2.7
+REM ## version: 2.4
 
 CD /D "%~dp0"
 
-IF /I "%~1"=="-unattended" (SET _ua=1)
-
 :begin
 ECHO:
 ECHO:
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO                 ####  prefs.js cleaner for Windows  ####
 ECHO                 ####        by claustromaniac       ####
-ECHO                 ####              v2.7              ####
+ECHO                 ####              v2.4              ####
 ECHO                 ########################################
 ECHO:
 CALL :message "This script should be run from your Firefox profile directory."
@@ -24,22 +22,17 @@ CALL :message "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default
 ECHO   This Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.
 CALL :message ""
 TIMEOUT 1 /nobreak >nul
-
-IF NOT DEFINED _ua (
-	CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
-	CLS
-	IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
-	IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
-)
+CHOICE /C SHE /N /M "Start [S] Help [H] Exit [E]"
+CLS
+IF ERRORLEVEL 3 (EXIT /B)
+IF ERRORLEVEL 2 (GOTO :showhelp)
 IF NOT EXIST "user.js" (CALL :abort "user.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 IF NOT EXIST "prefs.js" (CALL :abort "prefs.js not found in the current directory." 30)
 CALL :strlenCheck
 CALL :FFcheck
-
 CALL :message "Backing up prefs.js..."
-FOR /F "delims=" %%# IN ('powershell get-date -format "{yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}"') DO @SET ldt=%%#
-COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-%ldt%.js"
-
+SET "_time=%time: =0%"
+COPY /B /V /Y prefs.js "prefs-backup-%date:/=-%_%_time::=.%.js"
 CALL :message "Cleaning prefs.js..."
 CALL :cleanup
 CALL :message "All done!"

prefsCleaner.sh

@@ -2,83 +2,37 @@
 
 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 2.1
+## version: 1.3
 
 ## special thanks to @overdodactyl and @earthlng for a few snippets that I stol..*cough* borrowed from the updater.sh
 
-## DON'T GO HIGHER THAN VERSION x.9 !! ( because of ASCII comparison in update_prefsCleaner() )
-
-readonly CURRDIR=$(pwd)
+currdir=$(pwd)
 
 ## get the full path of this script (readlink for Linux, greadlink for Mac with coreutils installed)
-SCRIPT_FILE=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
+sfp=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
 
 ## fallback for Macs without coreutils
-[ -z "$SCRIPT_FILE" ] && SCRIPT_FILE=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
+if [ -z "$sfp" ]; then sfp=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}; fi
 
-
-AUTOUPDATE=true
-QUICKSTART=false
-
-## download method priority: curl -> wget
-DOWNLOAD_METHOD=''
-if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
-	DOWNLOAD_METHOD='curl --max-redirs 3 -so'
-elif command -v wget >/dev/null; then
-	DOWNLOAD_METHOD='wget --max-redirect 3 --quiet -O'
-else
-	AUTOUPDATE=false
-	echo -e "No curl or wget detected.\nAutomatic self-update disabled!"
-fi
+## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
+cd "$(dirname "${sfp}")"
 
 fQuit() {
 	## change directory back to the original working directory
-	cd "${CURRDIR}"
-	[ "$1" -eq 0 ] && echo -e "\n$2" || echo -e "\n$2" >&2
+	cd "${currdir}"
+	echo -e "\n$2"
 	exit $1
 }
 
-fUsage() {
-	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-ds]"
-	echo -e "
-Optional Arguments:
-    -s           Start immediately
-    -d           Don't auto-update prefsCleaner.sh"
-}
-
-download_file() { # expects URL as argument ($1)
-  declare -r tf=$(mktemp)
-
-  $DOWNLOAD_METHOD "${tf}" "$1" &>/dev/null && echo "$tf" || echo '' # return the temp-filename or empty string on error
-}
-
 fFF_check() {
 	# there are many ways to see if firefox is running or not, some more reliable than others
 	# this isn't elegant and might not be future-proof but should at least be compatible with any environment
 	while [ -e lock ]; do
-		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n" >&2
-		read -r -p "Press any key to continue."
+		echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile seems to be in use. Close Firefox and try again.\n"
+		read -p "Press any key to continue."
 	done
 }
 
-## returns the version number of a prefsCleaner.sh file
-get_prefsCleaner_version() {
-	echo "$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")"
-}
-
-## updates the prefsCleaner.sh file based on the latest public version
-update_prefsCleaner() {
-	declare -r tmpfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/prefsCleaner.sh')"
-	[ -z "$tmpfile" ] && echo -e "Error! Could not download prefsCleaner.sh" && return 1 # check if download failed
-
-	[[ $(get_prefsCleaner_version "$SCRIPT_FILE") == $(get_prefsCleaner_version "$tmpfile") ]] && return 0
-
-	mv "$tmpfile" "$SCRIPT_FILE"
-	chmod u+x "$SCRIPT_FILE"
-	"$SCRIPT_FILE" "$@" -d
-	exit 0
-}
-
 fClean() {
 	# the magic happens here
 	prefs="@@"
@@ -87,7 +41,7 @@ fClean() {
 		if [[ "$line" =~ $prefexp && $prefs != *"@@${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"* ]]; then
 			prefs="${prefs}${BASH_REMATCH[1]}@@"
 		fi
-	done <<< "$(grep -E "$prefexp" user.js)"
+	done <<< "`grep -E \"$prefexp\" user.js`"
 
 	while IFS='' read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
 		if [[ "$line" =~ ^$prefexp ]]; then
@@ -100,72 +54,34 @@ fClean() {
 	done < "$1" > prefs.js
 }
 
-fStart() {
-	if [ ! -e user.js ]; then
-		fQuit 1 "user.js not found in the current directory."
-	elif [ ! -e prefs.js ]; then
-		fQuit 1 "prefs.js not found in the current directory."
-	fi
-
-	fFF_check
-	mkdir -p prefsjs_backups
-	bakfile="prefsjs_backups/prefs.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
-	mv prefs.js "${bakfile}" || fQuit 1 "Operation aborted.\nReason: Could not create backup file $bakfile"
-	echo -e "\nprefs.js backed up: $bakfile"
-	echo "Cleaning prefs.js..."
-	fClean "$bakfile"
-	fQuit 0 "All done!"
-}
-
-
-while getopts "sd" opt; do
-	case $opt in
-		s)
-			QUICKSTART=true
-			;;
-		d)
-			AUTOUPDATE=false
-			;;
-	esac
-done
-
-## change directory to the Firefox profile directory
-cd "$(dirname "${SCRIPT_FILE}")"
-
-# Check if running as root and if any files have the owner as root/wheel.
-if [ "${EUID:-"$(id -u)"}" -eq 0 ]; then
-	fQuit 1 "You shouldn't run this with elevated privileges (such as with doas/sudo)."
-elif [ -n "$(find ./ -user 0)" ]; then
-	printf 'It looks like this script was previously run with elevated privileges,
-you will need to change ownership of the following files to your user:\n'
-	find . -user 0
-	fQuit 1
-fi
-
-[ "$AUTOUPDATE" = true ] && update_prefsCleaner "$@"
-
 echo -e "\n\n"
 echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
 echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
 echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
-echo "                   ║           v2.1           ║"
+echo "                   ║           v1.3           ║"
 echo "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
 echo -e "\nThis script should be run from your Firefox profile directory.\n"
 echo "It will remove any entries from prefs.js that also exist in user.js."
 echo "This will allow inactive preferences to be reset to their default values."
 echo -e "\nThis Firefox profile shouldn't be in use during the process.\n"
-
-[ "$QUICKSTART" = true ] && fStart
-
-echo -e "\nIn order to proceed, select a command below by entering its corresponding number.\n"
-
 select option in Start Help Exit; do
 	case $option in
 		Start)
-			fStart
+			if [ ! -e user.js ]; then
+				fQuit 1 "user.js not found in the current directory."
+			elif [ ! -e prefs.js ]; then
+				fQuit 1 "prefs.js not found in the current directory."
+			fi
+
+			fFF_check
+			bakfile="prefs.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
+			mv prefs.js "${bakfile}" || fQuit 1 "Operation aborted.\nReason: Could not create backup file $bakfile"
+			echo -e "\nprefs.js backed up: $bakfile"
+			echo "Cleaning prefs.js..."
+			fClean "$bakfile"
+			fQuit 0 "All done!"
 			;;
 		Help)
-			fUsage
 			echo -e "\nThis script creates a backup of your prefs.js file before doing anything."
 			echo -e "It should be safe, but you can follow these steps if something goes wrong:\n"
 			echo "1. Make sure Firefox is closed."
@@ -181,5 +97,3 @@ select option in Start Help Exit; do
 			;;
 	esac
 done
-
-fQuit 0

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-cleanup.js

@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-/***
-  This will reset the preferences that since FF91 have been
-  - removed from the arkenfox user.js
-  - deprecated by Mozilla but listed in the arkenfox user.js in the past
-
-  There is an archived version at https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/issues/123
-  if you want the full list since jesus
-
-  Last updated: 6-August-2024
-
-  Instructions:
-  - [optional] close Firefox and backup your profile
-  - [optional] disable your network connection [1]
-  - start Firefox
-  - load about:config and press Ctrl+Shift+K to open the Web Console for about:config
-    - using about:config is important, so the script has the right permissions
-  - paste this script
-  - if you edited the list of prefs in the script, make sure the last pref does not have a trailing comma
-  - hit enter
-  - check the Info output to see which prefs were reset
-  - restart
-     - some prefs require a restart
-     - a restart will reapply your user.js
-  - [optional] re-enable your network connection
- 
-  [1] Blocking Firefox from the internet ensures it cannot act on your reset preferences in the
-  period before you restart it, such as app and extension auto-updating, or downloading unwanted
-  components (GMP etc). It depends on what you're resetting and how long before you restart.
-
-***/
-
-(() => {
-
-  if ('undefined' === typeof(Services)) return alert('about:config needs to be the active tab!');
-
-  const aPREFS = [
-    /* DEPRECATED */
-    /* 116-128 */
-    'browser.contentanalysis.default_allow', // 127
-    'browser.messaging-system.whatsNewPanel.enabled', // 126
-    'browser.ping-centre.telemetry', // 123
-    'dom.webnotifications.serviceworker.enabled', // 117
-    'javascript.use_us_english_locale', // 119
-    'layout.css.font-visibility.private', // 118
-    'layout.css.font-visibility.resistFingerprinting', // 116
-    'layout.css.font-visibility.standard', // 118
-    'layout.css.font-visibility.trackingprotection', // 118
-    'network.dns.skipTRR-when-parental-control-enabled', // 119
-    'permissions.delegation.enabled', // 118
-    'security.family_safety.mode', // 117
-    'widget.non-native-theme.enabled', // 127
-    /* 103-115 */
-    'browser.cache.offline.enable', // 115
-    'extensions.formautofill.heuristics.enabled', // 114
-    'network.cookie.lifetimePolicy', // 103 [technically removed in 104]
-    'privacy.clearsitedata.cache.enabled', // 114
-    'privacy.resistFingerprinting.testGranularityMask', // 114
-    'security.pki.sha1_enforcement_level', // 103
-    /* 92-102 */
-    'browser.urlbar.suggest.quicksuggest', // 95
-    'dom.securecontext.whitelist_onions', // 97
-    'dom.storage.next_gen', // 102
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled', // 100
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.deps',
-    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2',
-    'network.http.spdy.websockets',
-    'layout.css.font-visibility.level', // 94
-    'security.ask_for_password', // 102
-    'security.csp.enable', // 99
-    'security.password_lifetime', // 102
-    'security.ssl3.rsa_des_ede3_sha', // 93
-
-    /* REMOVED */
-    /* 116-128 */
-    'browser.fixup.alternate.enabled',
-    'browser.taskbar.previews.enable',
-    'browser.urlbar.dnsResolveSingleWordsAfterSearch',
-    'geo.provider.network.url',
-    'geo.provider.network.logging.enabled',
-    'geo.provider.use_gpsd',
-    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.enabled',
-    'network.protocol-handler.external.ms-windows-store',
-    'privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage',
-    'privacy.partition.always_partition_third_party_non_cookie_storage.exempt_sessionstorage',
-    'privacy.partition.serviceWorkers',
-    /* 103-115 */
-    'beacon.enabled',
-    'browser.startup.blankWindow',
-    'browser.newtab.preload',
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.discoverystreamfeed',
-    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets',
-    'browser.region.network.url',
-    'browser.region.update.enabled',
-    'browser.search.region',
-    'browser.ssl_override_behavior',
-    'browser.tabs.warnOnClose',
-    'devtools.chrome.enabled',
-    'dom.disable_beforeunload',
-    'dom.disable_open_during_load',
-    'dom.netinfo.enabled',
-    'dom.vr.enabled',
-    'extensions.formautofill.addresses.supported',
-    'extensions.formautofill.available',
-    'extensions.formautofill.creditCards.available',
-    'extensions.formautofill.creditCards.supported',
-    'middlemouse.contentLoadURL',
-    'network.http.altsvc.oe',
-    /* 92-102 */
-    'browser.urlbar.trimURLs',
-    'dom.caches.enabled',
-    'dom.storageManager.enabled',
-    'dom.storage_access.enabled',
-    'dom.targetBlankNoOpener.enabled',
-    'network.cookie.thirdparty.sessionOnly',
-    'network.cookie.thirdparty.nonsecureSessionOnly',
-    'privacy.firstparty.isolate.block_post_message',
-    'privacy.firstparty.isolate.restrict_opener_access',
-    'privacy.firstparty.isolate.use_site',
-    'privacy.window.name.update.enabled',
-    'security.insecure_connection_text.enabled',
-
-    /* IMPORTANT: last active pref must not have a trailing comma */ 
-    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
-    '_user.js.parrot'
-  ];
-
-  console.clear();
-
-  let c = 0;
-  for (const sPname of aPREFS) {
-    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
-      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(sPname);
-      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(sPname)) {
-        console.info('reset', sPname);
-        c++;
-      } else console.warn('failed to reset', sPname);
-    }
-  }
-
-  focus();
-
-  const d = (c==1) ? ' pref' : ' prefs';
-  alert(c ? 'successfully reset ' + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the console" : 'nothing to reset');
-
-  return 'all done';
-
-})();

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-RFP-alternatives.js

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/***
+ Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
+
+ This will reset the preferences that are under sections 4600 & 4700 in the
+ arkenfox user.js. These are the prefs that are no longer necessary, or they
+ conflict with, privacy.resistFingerprinting if you have that enabled.
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* section 4600 */
+    'dom.maxHardwareConcurrency',
+    'dom.enable_resource_timing',
+    'dom.enable_performance',
+    'device.sensors.enabled',
+    'browser.zoom.siteSpecific',
+    'dom.gamepad.enabled',
+    'dom.netinfo.enabled',
+    'media.webspeech.synth.enabled',
+    'media.video_stats.enabled',
+    'dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled',
+    'media.ondevicechange.enabled',
+    'webgl.enable-debug-renderer-info',
+    'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled',
+    'ui.use_standins_for_native_colors',
+    'ui.systemUsesDarkTheme',
+    'ui.prefersReducedMotion',
+    /* section 4700 */
+    'general.useragent.override',
+    'general.buildID.override',
+    'general.appname.override',
+    'general.appversion.override',
+    'general.platform.override',
+    'general.oscpu.override',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-deprecated.js

@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+/***
+ Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
+
+ This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
+ and used in the arkenfox user.js
+
+ It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* deprecated */
+
+    /* 78 */
+    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    /* 77 */
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    /* 76 */
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    /* 74 */
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    /* 72 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ping.endpoint',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    /* 71 */
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    /* 69 */
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'media.autoplay.allow-muted',
+    /* 68 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
+    'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
+    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+    /* F67 */
+    'dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr',
+    /* 66 */
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled',
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.submitUrl',
+    'network.allow-experiments',
+    /* 65 */
+    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
+    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
+    /* 64 */
+    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
+    'devtools.webide.adbAddonURL',
+    'security.csp.enable_violation_events',
+    /* 63 */
+    'browser.search.countryCode',
+    'app.update.enabled',
+    'shield.savant.enabled',
+    'browser.chrome.favicons',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
+    'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
+    /* 62 */
+    'plugin.state.java',
+    /* 61 */
+    'experiments.enabled',
+    'experiments.manifest.uri',
+    'experiments.supported',
+    'experiments.activeExperiment',
+    'network.jar.block-remote-files',
+    'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
+    /* 60 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
+    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    /* 59 */
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    /* 58 */
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
+    /* 57 */
+    'social.whitelist',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    /* 56 */
+    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
+    /* 55 */
+    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'browser.selfsupport.enabled',
+    'browser.selfsupport.url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
+    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
+    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
+    'dom.enable_user_timing',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.animate',
+    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
+    /* 54 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'media.eme.apiVisible',
+    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
+    /* 53 */
+    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
+    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
+    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
+    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
+    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
+    /* 52 */
+    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
+    'dom.telephony.enabled',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    /* 51 */
+    'media.block-play-until-visible',
+    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
+    /* 50 */
+    'browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL',
+    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'plugins.update.url',
+    /* 49 */
+    'loop.enabled',
+    'loop.server',
+    'loop.feedback.formURL',
+    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
+    'loop.facebook.appId',
+    'loop.facebook.enabled',
+    'loop.facebook.fallbackUrl',
+    'loop.facebook.shareUrl',
+    'loop.logDomains',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
+    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
+    /* 48 */
+    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
+    /* 47 */
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
+    'browser.history.allowPopState',
+    'browser.history.allowPushState',
+    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
+    /* 46 */
+    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
+    'browser.polaris.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.api',
+    'browser.pocket.site',
+    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    /* 45 */
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
+    /* 44 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
+    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
+    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
+    /* 43 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'pfs.datasource.url',
+    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
+    /* 42 and earlier */
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords', // 42
+    'full-screen-api.approval-required', // 42
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL', // 41
+    'plugins.enumerable_names', // 41
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft', // 41
+    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled', // 37
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.value', // 36
+    'network.websocket.enabled', // 35
+    'dom.network.enabled', // 31
+    'pageThumbs.enabled', // 25
+
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-clear-removed.js

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/***
+ This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the arkenfox user.js.
+
+ Last updated: 26-Jan-2021
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+ 
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* removed in arkenfox user.js v52-57 */
+    /* 52-alpha */
+    'browser.search.reset.enabled',
+    'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
+    /* 54-alpha */
+    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'services.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL',
+    /* 55-alpha */
+    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition', // default is false anyway
+    'dom.vr.oculus.enabled', // covered by dom.vr.enabled
+    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.api', // covered by extensions.pocket.enabled
+    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey', // ditto
+    'extensions.pocket.site', // ditto
+    /* 56-alpha: none */
+    /* 57-alpha */
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout', // covered by geo.enabled
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout', // ditto
+    'media.webspeech.recognition.enable', // default is false anyway
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled', // default is false anyway
+    /* 58-alpha */
+    //  excluding these e10 settings
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.autostart',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.force-enable',
+       // 'browser.tabs.remote.separateFileUriProcess',
+       // 'extensions.e10sBlocksEnabling',
+       // 'extensions.webextensions.remote',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount',
+       // 'dom.ipc.shims.enabledWarnings',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount.extension',
+       // 'dom.ipc.processCount.file',
+       // 'security.sandbox.content.level',
+       // 'dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.default',
+       // 'dom.ipc.plugins.sandbox-level.flash',
+       // 'security.sandbox.logging.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.controller.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.discoverable',
+    'dom.presentation.discovery.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.receiver.enabled',
+    'dom.presentation.session_transport.data_channel.enable',
+    /* 59-alpha */
+    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
+    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
+    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
+    'media.flac.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.audio.enabled',
+    'media.mediasource.webm.enabled',
+    'media.mp4.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.enabled',
+    'media.ogg.flac.enabled',
+    'media.opus.enabled',
+    'media.raw.enabled',
+    'media.wave.enabled',
+    'media.webm.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
+    'ui.submenuDelay',
+    /* 60-beta - these were all at default anyway */
+    'device.storage.enabled',
+    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
+    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
+    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
+    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
+    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
+    'security.sri.enable',
+    /* 61-beta */
+    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
+    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
+    'browser.rights.3.shown',
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
+    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
+    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
+    'dom.disable_window_flip',
+    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
+    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    /* 62-beta */
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
+    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
+    /* 63-beta */
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
+    /* 64-beta */
+    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
+    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
+    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
+    'media.peerconnection.ice.tcp',
+    'media.peerconnection.identity.enabled',
+    'media.peerconnection.identity.timeout',
+    'media.peerconnection.turn.disable',
+    'media.peerconnection.use_document_iceservers',
+    'media.peerconnection.video.enabled',
+    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
+    /* 65-beta */
+    'browser.contentblocking.enabled',
+    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
+    /* 67-beta */
+    'app.update.service.enabled',
+    'app.update.silent',
+    'app.update.staging.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.disk.capacity',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled',
+    'browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run',
+    'browser.cache.offline.insecure.enable',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.url',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
+    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
+    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
+    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
+    'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
+    'javascript.options.shared_memory',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
+    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
+    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
+    'network.cookie.same-site.enabled',
+    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
+    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
+    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
+    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
+    'plugin.default.state',
+    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
+    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
+    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
+    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
+    'signon.autofillForms.http',
+    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
+    'xpinstall.whitelist.required',
+    /* 67-beta: Blocklist, SB & TP cleanup: these were all inactive */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL',
+    'browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.enabled',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
+    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
+    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
+    /* 68-beta */
+    'dom.forms.datetime',
+    'font.blacklist.underline_offset',
+    'font.name.monospace.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.monospace.x-western',
+    'font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.sans-serif.x-western',
+    'font.name.serif.x-unicode',
+    'font.name.serif.x-western',
+    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
+    /* 69-beta */
+    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
+    /* 70-beta */
+    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_entries',
+    'dom.push.connection.enabled',
+    'dom.push.serverURL',
+    'extensions.getAddons.discovery.api_url',
+    'extensions.htmlaboutaddons.discover.enabled',
+    'extensions.webservice.discoverURL',
+    'intl.locale.requested',
+    'intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales',
+    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled',
+    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
+    /* 71-beta */
+    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
+    'middlemouse.paste',
+    /* 75-beta */
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    /* 79-beta */
+    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
+    /* 82-beta */
+    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
+    'extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled',
+    'privacy.partition.network_state',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    /* 84-beta */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets',
+    'layout.css.visited_links_enabled',
+    /* 85-beta */
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();

scratchpad-scripts/troubleshooter.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*** arkenfox user.js troubleshooter.js v1.6.3 ***/
 
 (function() {
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@
 
   const aBAK = getMyList(aPREFS);
   //console.log(aBAK.length, "user-set prefs from our list detected and their values stored.");
-
+  
   const sMsg = "all detected prefs reset.\n\n" +
         "!! KEEP THIS PROMPT OPEN AND TEST THE SITE IN ANOTHER TAB !!\n\n" +
         "IF the problem still exists, this script can't help you - click Cancel to re-apply your values and exit.\n\n" +

updater.bat

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ TITLE arkenfox user.js updater
 
 REM ## arkenfox user.js updater for Windows
 REM ## author: @claustromaniac
-REM ## version: 4.19
-REM ## instructions: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/5.1-Updater-[Options]#-windows
+REM ## version: 4.14
+REM ## instructions: https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts
 
-SET v=4.19
+SET v=4.14
 
 VERIFY ON
 CD /D "%~dp0"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ IF /I "%~1"=="-merge" (SET _merge=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-updatebatch" (SET _updateb=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-singlebackup" (SET _singlebackup=1)
 IF /I "%~1"=="-esr" (SET _esr=1)
+IF /I "%~1"=="-rfpalts" (SET _rfpalts=1)
 SHIFT
 GOTO parse
 :endparse
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (DEL /F "user.js.new")
 CALL :message "Retrieving latest user.js file from github repository..."
 CALL :psdownload https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js "user.js.new"
 IF EXIST user.js.new (
+	IF DEFINED _rfpalts (
+		CALL :message "Activating RFP Alternatives section..."
+		CALL :activate user.js.new "[SETUP-non-RFP]"
+	)
 	IF DEFINED _esr (
 		CALL :message "Activating ESR section..."
 		CALL :activate user.js.new ".x still uses all the following prefs"
@@ -177,8 +182,8 @@ IF EXIST user.js.new (
 		IF DEFINED _singlebackup (
 			MOVE /Y user.js user.js.bak >nul
 		) ELSE (
-			FOR /F "delims=" %%# IN ('powershell get-date -format "{yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}"') DO @SET ldt=%%#
-			MOVE /Y user.js "user-backup-!ldt!.js" >nul
+			SET "_time=!time: =0!"
+			MOVE /Y user.js "user-backup-!date:/=-!_!_time::=.!.js" >nul
 		)
 		REN user.js.new user.js
 		CALL :message "Update complete."
@@ -315,6 +320,8 @@ ECHO:     Run without user input.
 CALL :message "  -singleBackup"
 ECHO:     Use a single backup file and overwrite it on new updates, instead of
 ECHO:     cumulative backups. This was the default behaviour before v4.3.
+CALL :message "  -rfpAlts"
+ECHO:     Activate RFP Alternatives section
 CALL :message "  -updateBatch"
 ECHO:     Update the script itself on execution, before the normal routine.
 CALL :message ""

updater.sh

@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 
 ## arkenfox user.js updater for macOS and Linux
 
-## version: 4.0
+## version: 2.9
 ## Author: Pat Johnson (@overdodactyl)
-## Additional contributors: @earthlng, @ema-pe, @claustromaniac, @infinitewarp
+## Additional contributors: @earthlng, @ema-pe, @claustromaniac
 
 ## DON'T GO HIGHER THAN VERSION x.9 !! ( because of ASCII comparison in update_updater() )
 
-# Check if running as root
-if [ "${EUID:-"$(id -u)"}" -eq 0 ]; then
-	printf "You shouldn't run this with elevated privileges (such as with doas/sudo).\n"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 readonly CURRDIR=$(pwd)
 
 SCRIPT_FILE=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null || greadlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
@@ -47,9 +41,9 @@ ESR=false
 
 # Download method priority: curl -> wget
 DOWNLOAD_METHOD=''
-if command -v curl >/dev/null; then
+if [[ $(command -v 'curl') ]]; then
   DOWNLOAD_METHOD='curl --max-redirs 3 -so'
-elif command -v wget >/dev/null; then
+elif [[ $(command -v 'wget') ]]; then
   DOWNLOAD_METHOD='wget --max-redirect 3 --quiet -O'
 else
   echo -e "${RED}This script requires curl or wget.\nProcess aborted${NC}"
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-show_banner() {
+show_banner () {
   echo -e "${BBLUE}
                 ############################################################################
                 ####                                                                    ####
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ show_banner() {
                 ####                                                                    ####
                 ############################################################################"
   echo -e "${NC}\n"
-  echo -e "Documentation for this script is available here: ${CYAN}https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/5.1-Updater-[Options]#-maclinux${NC}\n"
+  echo -e "Documentation for this script is available here: ${CYAN}https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.3-Updater-Scripts${NC}\n"
 }
 
 #########################
@@ -109,13 +103,14 @@ Optional Arguments:
 #     File Handling     #
 #########################
 
-download_file() { # expects URL as argument ($1)
+# Download files
+download_file () { # expects URL as argument ($1)
   declare -r tf=$(mktemp)
 
-  $DOWNLOAD_METHOD "${tf}" "$1" &>/dev/null && echo "$tf" || echo '' # return the temp-filename or empty string on error
+  $DOWNLOAD_METHOD "${tf}" "$1" && echo "$tf" || echo '' # return the temp-filename or empty string on error
 }
 
-open_file() { # expects one argument: file_path
+open_file () { # expects one argument: file_path
   if [ "$(uname)" == 'Darwin' ]; then
     open "$1"
   elif [ "$(uname -s | cut -c -5)" == "Linux" ]; then
@@ -125,52 +120,57 @@ open_file() { # expects one argument: file_path
   fi
 }
 
-readIniFile() { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
+readIniFile () { # expects one argument: absolute path of profiles.ini
   declare -r inifile="$1"
+  declare -r tfile=$(mktemp)
 
-  # tempIni will contain: [ProfileX], Name=, IsRelative= and Path= (and Default= if present) of the only (if) or the selected (else) profile
-  if [ "$(grep -c '^\[Profile' "${inifile}")" -eq "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
-    tempIni="$(grep '^\[Profile' -A 4 "${inifile}")"
+  if [ $(grep '^\[Profile' "$inifile" | wc -l) == "1" ]; then ### only 1 profile found
+    grep '^\[Profile' -A 4 "$inifile" | grep -v '^\[Profile' > $tfile
   else
-    echo -e "Profiles found:\n––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––"
-    ## cmd-substitution to strip trailing newlines and in quotes to keep internal ones:
-    echo "$(grep --color=never -E 'Default=[^1]|\[Profile[0-9]*\]|Name=|Path=|^$' "${inifile}")"
-    echo '––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––'
+    grep -E -v '^\[General\]|^StartWithLastProfile=|^IsRelative=' "$inifile"
+    echo ''
     read -p 'Select the profile number ( 0 for Profile0, 1 for Profile1, etc ) : ' -r
     echo -e "\n"
     if [[ $REPLY =~ ^(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$ ]]; then
-      tempIni="$(grep "^\[Profile${REPLY}" -A 4 "${inifile}")" || {
-        echo -e "${RED}Profile${REPLY} does not exist!${NC}" && exit 1
-      }
+      grep '^\[Profile'${REPLY} -A 4 "$inifile" | grep -v '^\[Profile'${REPLY} > $tfile
+      if [[ "$?" != "0" ]]; then
+        echo "Profile${REPLY} does not exist!" && exit 1
+      fi
     else
-      echo -e "${RED}Invalid selection!${NC}" && exit 1
+      echo "Invalid selection!" && exit 1
     fi
   fi
 
-  # extracting 0 or 1 from the "IsRelative=" line
-  declare -r pathisrel=$(sed -n 's/^IsRelative=\([01]\)$/\1/p' <<< "${tempIni}")
+  declare -r profpath=$(grep '^Path=' $tfile)
+  declare -r pathisrel=$(grep '^IsRelative=' $tfile)
 
-  # extracting only the path itself, excluding "Path="
-  PROFILE_PATH=$(sed -n 's/^Path=\(.*\)$/\1/p' <<< "${tempIni}")
-  # update global variable if path is relative
-  [[ ${pathisrel} == "1" ]] && PROFILE_PATH="$(dirname "${inifile}")/${PROFILE_PATH}"
+  rm "$tfile"
+
+  # update global variable
+  if [[ ${pathisrel#*=} == "1" ]]; then
+    PROFILE_PATH="$(dirname "$inifile")/${profpath#*=}"
+  else
+    PROFILE_PATH="${profpath#*=}"
+  fi
 }
 
-getProfilePath() {
+getProfilePath () {
   declare -r f1=~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/profiles.ini
   declare -r f2=~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini
 
   if [ "$PROFILE_PATH" = false ]; then
     PROFILE_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR"
   elif [ "$PROFILE_PATH" = 'list' ]; then
+    local ini=''
     if [[ -f "$f1" ]]; then
-      readIniFile "$f1" # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
+      ini="$f1"
     elif [[ -f "$f2" ]]; then
-      readIniFile "$f2"
+      ini="$f2"
     else
       echo -e "${RED}Error: Sorry, -l is not supported for your OS${NC}"
       exit 1
     fi
+    readIniFile "$ini" # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
   #else
     # PROFILE_PATH already set by user with -p
   fi
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ getProfilePath() {
 #########################
 
 # Returns the version number of a updater.sh file
-get_updater_version() {
-  echo "$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")"
+get_updater_version () {
+  echo $(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")
 }
 
 # Update updater.sh
@@ -190,21 +190,23 @@ get_updater_version() {
 # Args:
 #   -d: New version will not be looked for and update will not occur
 #   -u: Check for update, if available, execute without asking
-update_updater() {
-  [ "$UPDATE" = 'no' ] && return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
+update_updater () {
+  if [ $UPDATE = 'no' ]; then
+    return 0 # User signified not to check for updates
+  fi
 
   declare -r tmpfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/updater.sh')"
   [ -z "${tmpfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download updater.sh${NC}" && return 1 # check if download failed
 
   if [[ $(get_updater_version "$SCRIPT_FILE") < $(get_updater_version "${tmpfile}") ]]; then
-    if [ "$UPDATE" = 'check' ]; then
+    if [ $UPDATE = 'check' ]; then
       echo -e "There is a newer version of updater.sh available. ${RED}Update and execute Y/N?${NC}"
       read -p "" -n 1 -r
       echo -e "\n\n"
-      [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || return 0   # Update available, but user chooses not to update
+      [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Nn]$ ]] && return 0 # Update available, but user chooses not to update
     fi
   else
-    return 0   # No update available
+    return 0 # No update available
   fi
   mv "${tmpfile}" "$SCRIPT_FILE"
   chmod u+x "$SCRIPT_FILE"
@@ -212,16 +214,17 @@ update_updater() {
   exit 0
 }
 
+
 #########################
 #    Update user.js     #
 #########################
 
 # Returns version number of a user.js file
-get_userjs_version() {
-  [ -e "$1" ] && echo "$(sed -n '4p' "$1")" || echo "Not detected."
+get_userjs_version () {
+  [ -e $1 ] && echo "$(sed -n '4p' "$1")" || echo "Not detected."
 }
 
-add_override() {
+add_override () {
   input=$1
   if [ -f "$input" ]; then
     echo "" >> user.js
@@ -241,27 +244,27 @@ add_override() {
   fi
 }
 
-remove_comments() { # expects 2 arguments: from-file and to-file
-  sed -e '/^\/\*.*\*\/[[:space:]]*$/d' -e '/^\/\*/,/\*\//d' -e 's|^[[:space:]]*//.*$||' -e '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' -e 's|);[[:space:]]*//.*|);|' "$1" > "$2"
+remove_comments () { # expects 2 arguments: from-file and to-file
+  sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*\/\/.*$//' -e '/^\/\*/,/\*\//d' -e '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' -e 's/);[[:space:]]*\/\/.*/);/' "$1" > "$2"
 }
 
 # Applies latest version of user.js and any custom overrides
-update_userjs() {
+update_userjs () {
   declare -r newfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js')"
   [ -z "${newfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download user.js${NC}" && return 1 # check if download failed
 
   echo -e "Please observe the following information:
     Firefox profile:  ${ORANGE}$(pwd)${NC}
-    Available online: ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version "$newfile")${NC}
+    Available online: ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version $newfile)${NC}
     Currently using:  ${ORANGE}$(get_userjs_version user.js)${NC}\n\n"
 
-  if [ "$CONFIRM" = 'yes' ]; then
+  if [ $CONFIRM = 'yes' ]; then
     echo -e "This script will update to the latest user.js file and append any custom configurations from user-overrides.js. ${RED}Continue Y/N? ${NC}"
     read -p "" -n 1 -r
     echo -e "\n"
-    if ! [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Nn]$ ]]; then
       echo -e "${RED}Process aborted${NC}"
-      rm "$newfile"
+      rm $newfile
       return 1
     fi
   fi
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ update_userjs() {
   # backup user.js
   mkdir -p userjs_backups
   local bakname="userjs_backups/user.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
-  [ "$BACKUP" = 'single' ] && bakname='userjs_backups/user.js.backup'
+  [ $BACKUP = 'single' ] && bakname='userjs_backups/user.js.backup'
   cp user.js "$bakname" &>/dev/null
 
   mv "${newfile}" user.js
@@ -301,19 +304,19 @@ update_userjs() {
     past_nocomments='userjs_diffs/past_userjs.txt'
     current_nocomments='userjs_diffs/current_userjs.txt'
 
-    remove_comments "$pastuserjs" "$past_nocomments"
-    remove_comments user.js "$current_nocomments"
+    remove_comments $pastuserjs $past_nocomments
+    remove_comments user.js $current_nocomments
 
     diffname="userjs_diffs/diff_$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M").txt"
-    diff=$(diff -w -B -U 0 "$past_nocomments" "$current_nocomments")
-    if [ -n "$diff" ]; then
+    diff=$(diff -w -B -U 0 $past_nocomments $current_nocomments)
+    if [ ! -z "$diff" ]; then
       echo "$diff" > "$diffname"
       echo -e "Status: ${GREEN}A diff file was created:${NC} ${PWD}/${diffname}"
     else
       echo -e "Warning: ${ORANGE}Your new user.js file appears to be identical.  No diff file was created.${NC}"
-      [ "$BACKUP" = 'multiple' ] && rm "$bakname" &>/dev/null
+      [ $BACKUP = 'multiple' ] && rm $bakname &>/dev/null
     fi
-    rm "$past_nocomments" "$current_nocomments" "$pastuserjs" &>/dev/null
+    rm $past_nocomments $current_nocomments $pastuserjs &>/dev/null
   fi
 
   [ "$VIEW" = true ] && open_file "${PWD}/user.js"
@@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ update_userjs() {
 
 if [ $# != 0 ]; then
   # Display usage if first argument is -help or --help
-  if [ "$1" = '--help' ] || [ "$1" = '-help' ]; then
+  if [ $1 = '--help' ] || [ $1 = '-help' ]; then
     usage
   else
     while getopts ":hp:ludsno:bcvre" opt; do
@@ -369,7 +372,7 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
         r)
           tfile="$(download_file 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arkenfox/user.js/master/user.js')"
           [ -z "${tfile}" ] && echo -e "${RED}Error! Could not download user.js${NC}" && exit 1 # check if download failed
-          mv "$tfile" "${tfile}.js"
+          mv $tfile "${tfile}.js"
           echo -e "${ORANGE}Warning: user.js was saved to temporary file ${tfile}.js${NC}"
           open_file "${tfile}.js"
           exit 0
@@ -388,20 +391,9 @@ if [ $# != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 show_banner
-update_updater "$@"
+update_updater $@
 
 getProfilePath # updates PROFILE_PATH or exits on error
-cd "$PROFILE_PATH" || exit 1
-
-# Check if any files have the owner as root/wheel.
-if [ -n "$(find ./ -user 0)" ]; then
-	printf 'It looks like this script was previously run with elevated privileges,
-you will need to change ownership of the following files to your user:\n'
-	find . -user 0
-	cd "$CURRDIR"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-update_userjs
+cd "$PROFILE_PATH" && update_userjs
 
 cd "$CURRDIR"