mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios

Clean up favicon url cache file location migration

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#28,986 opened on Aug 27, 2025

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Description

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In reference to the TODO under the DefaultURLCacheFileManager. The original task was closed by the stale bot.

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Locate the TODO in URLCacheFileManager.swift under DefaultURLCacheFileManager. Inspect the oldDirectory property and remove the migration code that moves artifacts from oldDirectory. Verify that unit tests still pass, and if not, update them accordingly.
Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
SwiftiOS developmentGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75