.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)
-)
 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
@@ -100,7 +54,19 @@ fClean() {
 	done < "$1" > prefs.js
 }
 
-fStart() {
+echo -e "\n\n"
+echo "                   ╔══════════════════════════╗"
+echo "                   ║     prefs.js cleaner     ║"
+echo "                   ║    by claustromaniac     ║"
+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"
+select option in Start Help Exit; do
+	case $option in
+		Start)
 			if [ ! -e user.js ]; then
 				fQuit 1 "user.js not found in the current directory."
 			elif [ ! -e prefs.js ]; then
@@ -108,64 +74,14 @@ fStart() {
 			fi
 
 			fFF_check
-	mkdir -p prefsjs_backups
-	bakfile="prefsjs_backups/prefs.js.backup.$(date +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M")"
+			bakfile="prefs.js.backup.$(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!"
-}
-
-
-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 "                   ╚══════════════════════════╝"
-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
 			;;
 		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() {

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${NC}"
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ show_banner() {
                 ####                                                                    ####
                 ############################################################################"
   echo -e "${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"
 }
 
 #########################
@@ -109,10 +103,11 @@ Optional Arguments:
 #     File Handling     #
 #########################
 
+# 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
@@ -127,33 +122,36 @@ open_file() { # expects one argument: file_path
 
 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 () {
@@ -163,14 +161,16 @@ getProfilePath() {
   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
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ getProfilePath() {
 
 # Returns the version number of a updater.sh file
 get_updater_version () {
-  echo "$(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")"
+  echo $(sed -n '5 s/.*[[:blank:]]\([[:digit:]]*\.[[:digit:]]*\)/\1/p' "$1")
 }
 
 # Update updater.sh
@@ -191,17 +191,19 @@ get_updater_version() {
 #   -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
+  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
@@ -212,13 +214,14 @@ 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."
+  [ -e $1 ] && echo "$(sed -n '4p' "$1")" || echo "Not detected."
 }
 
 add_override () {
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ add_override() {
 }
 
 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" > "$2"
+  sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*\/\/.*$//' -e '/^\/\*/,/\*\//d' -e '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' -e 's/);[[:space:]]*\/\/.*/);/' "$1" > "$2"
 }
 
 # Applies latest version of user.js and any custom overrides
@@ -252,16 +255,16 @@ update_userjs() {
 
   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"