.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
 
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ 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.
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Also be aware that the `arkenfox user.js` is made specifically for desktop Firef
  - [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

@@ -2,54 +2,33 @@
 
 ## prefs.js cleaner for Linux/Mac
 ## author: @claustromaniac
-## version: 2.1
+## version: 1.4
 
 ## 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 "${CURRDIR}"
+	cd "${currdir}"
 	[ "$1" -eq 0 ] && echo -e "\n$2" || echo -e "\n$2" >&2
 	exit $1
 }
 
 fUsage() {
-	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-ds]"
+	echo -e "\nUsage: $0 [-s]"
 	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
+    -s           Start immediately"
 }
 
 fFF_check() {
@@ -61,24 +40,6 @@ fFF_check() {
 	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="@@"
@@ -108,8 +69,7 @@ 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..."
@@ -117,47 +77,18 @@ fStart() {
 	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 "                   ║           v1.4           ║"
 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"
+[ "$1" == '-s' ] && fStart
 
 select option in Start Help Exit; do
 	case $option in
@@ -181,5 +112,3 @@ select option in Start Help Exit; do
 			;;
 	esac
 done
-
-fQuit 0

scratchpad-scripts/arkenfox-cleanup.js

@@ -1,144 +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: 23-June-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',
-    '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-deprecated.js

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+/***
+  Version: up to and including FF/ESR91
+
+  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]
+***/
+
+(() => {
+
+  if ('undefined' === typeof(Services)) return alert('about:config needs to be the active tab!');
+
+  const aPREFS = [
+    /* deprecated */
+    /* FF79-91 */
+    'browser.cache.offline.storage.enable',
+    'browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions',
+    'browser.library.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults',
+    'browser.search.geoSpecificDefaults.url',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled',
+    'dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL',
+    'dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled',
+    'intl.charset.fallback.override',
+    'network.ftp.enabled',
+    'plugin.state.flash',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.automatic',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.enabled',
+    'security.ssl.errorReporting.url',
+    /* 69-78 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ping.endpoint',
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension',
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'media.autoplay.allow-muted',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    /* 61-68 */
+    'app.update.enabled',
+    'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled',
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.submitUrl',
+    'browser.chrome.favicons',
+    'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
+    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
+    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
+    'browser.search.countryCode',
+    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.adbAddonURL',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
+    'dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled',
+    'experiments.activeExperiment',
+    'experiments.enabled',
+    'experiments.manifest.uri',
+    'experiments.supported',
+    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+    'network.allow-experiments',
+    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
+    'network.jar.block-remote-files',
+    'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
+    'plugin.state.java',
+    'security.csp.enable_violation_events',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+    'shield.savant.enabled',
+    /* 60 or earlier */
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
+    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
+    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
+    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
+    'browser.history.allowPopState',
+    'browser.history.allowPushState',
+    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
+    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
+    'browser.pocket.api',
+    'browser.pocket.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    'browser.pocket.site',
+    'browser.polaris.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
+    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
+    'browser.selfsupport.enabled',
+    'browser.selfsupport.url',
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
+    'browser.tabs.animate',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
+    'browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL',
+    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.enable_user_timing',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'dom.network.enabled',
+    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
+    'dom.telephony.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
+    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'full-screen-api.approval-required',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
+    'loop.enabled',
+    'loop.facebook.appId',
+    'loop.facebook.enabled',
+    'loop.facebook.fallbackUrl',
+    'loop.facebook.shareUrl',
+    'loop.feedback.formURL',
+    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
+    'loop.logDomains',
+    'loop.server',
+    'media.block-play-until-visible',
+    'media.eme.apiVisible',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
+    'network.websocket.enabled',
+    'pageThumbs.enabled',
+    'pfs.datasource.url',
+    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
+    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
+    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
+    'plugins.enumerable_names',
+    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
+    'plugins.update.url',
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords',
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.value',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    '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',
+    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
+    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.whitelist',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
+
+    /* 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-removed.js

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/***
+  This will reset the preferences that have been removed completely from the arkenfox user.js.
+
+  Last updated: 29-August-2021
+
+  For instructions see:
+  https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+
+(() => {
+
+  if ('undefined' === typeof(Services)) return alert('about:config needs to be the active tab!');
+
+  const aPREFS = [
+    /* removed in arkenfox user.js */
+    /* 79-91 */
+    'alerts.showFavicons',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.providers.snippets',
+    'browser.send_pings.require_same_host',
+    'browser.urlbar.usepreloadedtopurls.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_cut_copy',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    'dom.IntersectionObserver.enabled',
+    'dom.storage.enabled',
+    'dom.vibrator.enabled',
+    'extensions.screenshots.upload-disabled',
+    'general.warnOnAboutConfig',
+    'gfx.direct2d.disabled',
+    'layers.acceleration.disabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.audiocapture.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.browser.enabled',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.visible',
+    'media.media-capabilities.enabled',
+    'network.http.redirection-limit',
+    'privacy.partition.network_state',
+    'security.insecure_connection_icon.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.block_active_content',
+    'security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.dhe_rsa_aes_256_sha',
+    'webgl.min_capability_mode',
+    /* 69-78 */
+    'browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl',
+    'browser.search.geoip.url',
+    'browser.search.region',
+    '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',
+    'media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground',
+    'middlemouse.paste',
+    'plugin.sessionPermissionNow.intervalInMinutes',
+    'privacy.usercontext.about_newtab_segregation.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_icon.pbmode.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled',
+    'webgl.dxgl.enabled',
+    /* 61-68 */
+    '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.contentblocking.enabled',
+    'browser.eme.ui.enabled',
+    'browser.laterrun.enabled',
+    'browser.offline-apps.notify',
+    'browser.rights.3.shown',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.blockedURIs.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.downloads.remote.block_dangerous_host',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharing.enabled',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.dataSharingURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.reportURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google4.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishURL',
+    'browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers',
+    'browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo',
+    'browser.slowStartup.maxSamples',
+    'browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled',
+    'browser.slowStartup.samples',
+    'browser.storageManager.enabled',
+    'browser.urlbar.autoFill.typed',
+    'browser.urlbar.filter.javascript',
+    'browser.urlbar.maxHistoricalSearchSuggestions',
+    'browser.urlbar.userMadeSearchSuggestionsChoice',
+    'canvas.capturestream.enabled',
+    'dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows',
+    'dom.disable_window_flip',
+    'dom.forms.datetime',
+    'dom.imagecapture.enabled',
+    'dom.popup_maximum',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepStorageOnUninstall',
+    'extensions.webextensions.keepUuidOnUninstall',
+    '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',
+    'gfx.offscreencanvas.enabled',
+    'javascript.options.shared_memory',
+    'layout.css.font-loading-api.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp-gmpopenh264.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.updateEnabled',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url',
+    'media.gmp-manager.url.override',
+    'media.gmp-widevinecdm.autoupdate',
+    'media.gmp.trial-create.enabled',
+    'media.navigator.video.enabled',
+    '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',
+    'network.auth.subresource-img-cross-origin-http-auth-allow',
+    'network.cookie.leave-secure-alone',
+    'network.cookie.same-site.enabled',
+    'network.dnsCacheEntries',
+    'network.dnsCacheExpiration',
+    'network.http.fast-fallback-to-IPv4',
+    'network.proxy.autoconfig_url.include_path',
+    'offline-apps.quota.warn',
+    'pdfjs.enableWebGL',
+    'plugin.default.state',
+    'plugin.defaultXpi.state',
+    'plugin.scan.plid.all',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.annotate_channels',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.lower_network_priority',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.pbmode.enabled',
+    'privacy.trackingprotection.ui.enabled',
+    'security.data_uri.block_toplevel_data_uri_navigations',
+    'security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled',
+    'security.insecure_password.ui.enabled',
+    'security.tls.version.fallback-limit',
+    'services.blocklist.addons.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.gfx.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.onecrl.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.plugins.collection',
+    'services.blocklist.signing.enforced',
+    'services.blocklist.update_enabled',
+    'signon.autofillForms.http',
+    'signon.storeWhenAutocompleteOff',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.cachedClientID',
+    'urlclassifier.trackingTable',
+    'xpinstall.whitelist.required',
+    /* 60 or lower */
+    'browser.migrate.automigrate.enabled',
+    'browser.search.geoip.timeout',
+    'browser.search.reset.enabled',
+    'browser.search.reset.whitelist',
+    'browser.stopReloadAnimation.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent',
+    'browser.tabs.loadDivertedInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.loadInBackground',
+    'browser.tabs.selectOwnerOnClose',
+    'browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll',
+    'browser.urlbar.doubleClickSelectsAll',
+    'device.storage.enabled',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.dispatch_during_composition',
+    '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',
+    'dom.vr.oculus.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.openvr.enabled',
+    'dom.vr.osvr.enabled',
+    'extensions.pocket.api',
+    'extensions.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    'extensions.pocket.site',
+    'general.useragent.compatMode.firefox',
+    'geo.wifi.xhr.timeout',
+    'gfx.layerscope.enabled',
+    '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.webspeech.recognition.enable',
+    'media.wmf.amd.vp9.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.enabled',
+    'media.wmf.vp9.enabled',
+    'network.dns.blockDotOnion',
+    'network.stricttransportsecurity.preloadlist',
+    'security.block_script_with_wrong_mime',
+    'security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy',
+    'security.sri.enable',
+    'services.sync.enabled',
+    'ui.submenuDelay',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.enabled',
+    'webextensions.storage.sync.serverURL',
+    //  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',
+    /* 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';
+
+})();

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: 3.2
 ## 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 "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)
@@ -68,7 +62,7 @@ show_banner() {
                 ####                                                                    ####
                 ############################################################################"
   echo -e "${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"
 }
 
 #########################
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ Optional Arguments:
 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
@@ -201,10 +195,10 @@ update_updater() {
       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"
@@ -259,7 +253,7 @@ update_userjs() {
     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 "$newfile"
       return 1
@@ -391,17 +385,6 @@ show_banner
 update_updater "$@"
 
 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"