I’m using TOR browser for windows running from a (normally) hidden drive. In TOR i have set the download map to a map on this drive. WOrks perfect. But some sites have a preview for say videofiles. These temporary files are downloaded to something like this: C:\Users\certain-user\AppData\Local\Temp. After removing the drive (so it is hidden again) therse files are still visable. Thats not really anonymous when another user uses my pc. How can i change TOR to download temporary files to antoher location?
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Have you thought of using a USB drive for download? When removed it is not only hidden but NOT there. Yes it is slower, but then Tor is also slower.
If the other user is NOT an admin account then it should not be able to show hidden file/folders like /appdata/local/temp folder. Am not sure of this, have not tried this from a non admin account.
Hello Bobby,
Thx for your answer. I am using an external USB, and in TOR i have set the download directory to the USB itsself. But these temporary files are left behind on my C drive…. (C:\Users\certain-user\AppData\Local\Temp).
Regards and thx for helping out
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Just ran an experiment on 10. A non-admin account cannot get access to your temp folder or anything else of that account without your account password.
Now if that other user uses the computer with your account or has the password to it then you need to get used to flushing that temp folder every time. This is not a bad idea because, over time, a lot of junk accumulates in that folder. It’s the first place to look at looking for stuff to delete when running out of space.
This question intrigued me. It almost sounds like a privacy leak.
Check these values in your about:config settings. Mine are set to false and true respectively in Firefox but in Tor (firefox) they are both true. I would try setting browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir to false
browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir
browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit
I dislike giving outside links so I took them apart. My sources are:
https :// www . askvg . com/tip-force-firefox-to-start-downloads-in-temp-folder-again/
https :// superuser . com/questions/1698026/firefox-temporary-downloads-save-location
It is a privacy leak, it should be set correctly as default. Moment i will check.
browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir was true (changed it now to false)
browser.helperApps.deleteTempFileOnExit was set to true (left it that way)
Tried the same thing, and yes: no files were downloaded to my C-drive. I think this is a severe warning for other users not wanted that their C-drive will contain things there shouldn’t be. Thx Bobby!
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Maybe you should mark that post as solution for others to see.
Mine is a vanilla Tor install which makes me think that browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir ==>false is the default. How did yours become true is something I can’t explain. Maybe we can start a conspiracy theory 
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Good to see that you came back with a response so we can know the results. Many people don’t and we are left wondering.