Firefox stores editable documents in /tmp
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
If you browse to a file in Firefox (e.g. http://
The behaviour of each component take individually is reasonable, however as a system:
* The user requested that OpenOffice "Save" the file, yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
* There is no indication or OpenOffice did not Save the file to a permanent location.
* There is no visual reminder that the file is in /tmp.
- The "Downloads" window lists it as a download and claims "All files downloaded to: Desktop"
- OpenOffice doesn't display the path at the top of the window, just the file name.
As a result, it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files.
I expect that, every time I click save, my file is saved to a permanent location.
. Possible fixes include
* Firefox could mark its temporary files in /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
* OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp
(Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | mozilla-bugs → nobody |
status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
Thank you John McCabe-Dansted for your report
This report can also be related to bug #90378 (Should make downloaded files-read only)