Firefox uses floppy to download

[volrath]

Once upon a time I downloaded a file using "Save as" in firefox and saved it to a floppy. Ever since then, any time I download anything anywhere (defaults to desktop), I get disk access on my floppy (making firefox wait a long time) and firefox refuses to download without a floppy in the floppy drive. This has happened with firefox 0.8-1.0 for me. Anyone else had this problem? I never submitted a bug report to bugzilla because I didnt want to take the time to figure it out.

 

[theAnimal]

I assume you've looked in Tools->Options->Downloads.

 

[volrath]

Yeah, thats how I set it to download to the desktop.

Uninstall and reinstall did not fix. Changing every setting a million times then setting it back how I wanted it fixed it. Oh well.

 

[butch84]

I have the EXACT same problem. I can't even use firefox now, because I'm not gonna keep a floppy in my drive all the time. If it weren't for this issue, I would switch over from mozilla in a heartbeat. Does anybody have the solution?

Thanks

 

[AFB]

Format + Reinstall ?

 

[kamper]

In between installs of firefox you might try wiping your registry of anything firefox/mozilla related.

 

[GhettoFob]

Have you tried deleting the Mozilla folder under Application Data in your user folder?

 

[jfall]

Check your prefs.js file and see what user_pref("browser.download.defaultFolder" is set to

 

[CTho9305]

A firefox developer told me clearing the history should solve it.
edit: the download history - as in, click the "clean up" button. if that doesn't work, put a floppy in and save something somewhere else. browser.download.lastDir is most likely the problem pref.

 

[volrath]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
A firefox developer told me clearing the history should solve it.
edit: the download history - as in, click the "clean up" button. if that doesn't work, put a floppy in and save something somewhere else. browser.download.lastDir is most likely the problem pref.

Nope, that didn't fix it for me. I went into the preferences where the default download folder was set to Desktop. I changed it to a different folder, save close firefox. Open, download something, change back to Desktop, and then it worked. I think I also fiddled with some other settings but I didn't actually leave anything different. Just some problematic ghost preference somewhere. What angers me is that I had this problem from 0.9.x on to now and it still hasn't been fixed.

 

[madthumbs]

Try a registry cleaner or search for references to the a: drive with regedit and clean em.

Registry First Aid is excellent, SuperRabbit seems good to. There's probably some good free ones you could investigate.

 

[onelin]

Did you try what he said? I'm guessing that making FF autosave to a location does not rewrite the browser.download.lastDir preference that he is talking about. Put a floppy in and MANUALLY select an alternate location (and for kicks, not your desktop) one or twice then put it back on default dir after a restart of the browser and see if it fixes it. It is most likely a preference problem (uninstalling does not necessarily get rid of preferences...thus the call for registry or mozilla application data wipes)

 

[butch84]

Hey thanks guys, I think deleting downloads.rdf seemed to fix it.... I think. If it starts happening again, I'm sure I'll post more.


Thanks again-