Is content viewed during "private browsing" forensically extractable? e.g does it still write the content to the disk and can it be recovered?

is content viewed during "private browsing" forensically extractable? e.g does it still write the content to the disk and can it be recovered?
If a forensic investigator was to do forensics on my disk after i browsed content under private browsing, could it be recovered
There is no intention to use this for illegall purposes, i just wondered how to private is "private browsing"

Private browsing basically prevents any data from being stored in your Profile folder. [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private%20Browsing This] article provides more details.
Please note that cookies '''are '''created during a private browsing session. However, they are deleted once the session is ended or when you exit Firefox application.
Also note that other applications on your computer might be tracking which sites you visit (firewall, antivirus etc). They will still be able to collect your browsing related data even if you have activated private browsing in Firefox.

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    FROM moz_cookies
    ORDER BY creationTime, host
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  • Why am I getting redirected to the MSN homepage (when logging out of hotmail) with third party cookies not enabled? And why are exceptions to cookies being cleared in private browsing mode?

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    FROM moz_cookies
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