Temporary file location settings - Port Swigger
Summary: PortSwigger's documentation describes a Burp Suite setting that controls where the scanner stores temporary files, defaulting to the platform's temporary directory unless a custom location is specified. It notes that on macOS the operating system can clear the default temporary location after hibernation, causing Burp to lose temporary files, and that changes take effect the next time Burp starts.
Why it matters: A security tool losing its working files mid-engagement is a quiet operational risk, and the documented fix is a one-line setting change most teams never make.
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