вс, 6 янв. 2019 г. в 02:54, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com>: > > gevisz wrote: > > вт, 1 янв. 2019 г. в 06:45, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com>: > >> With the newer Firefox versions, I've noticed something weird about > >> downloading files. Usually these are videos using a download helper for > >> videos and sometimes it is a normal file download, depends on the site. > >> Either way, I get something odd at times. So far, I've yet to see any > >> rhyme or reason to it. I can't figure out what triggers it. This is > >> what it does. I start a download, either using a video helper add on or > >> downloading as a file. I give it a name and location and it shows in > >> the download window that it is downloading. However, if I go to the > >> directory where it should be, sometimes nothing shows up. It will > >> complete the download and then show that it failed after finishing the > >> download. However, if I notice that it is not in the directory where it > >> should be and I go back to the download window, hit pause and then > >> resume, it starts over from the beginning and then shows up in the > >> directory where it should be. Most of the time, it shows up that it is > >> downloading and it is where it should be without be doing anything > >> further but sometimes, it doesn't. > >> > >> One other thing that it does on rare occasions. It will show it is > >> downloading for a good while, sometimes more than half way, then > >> disappear in the directory as if it is deleted but still show that it is > >> downloading in the download window. I've only seen it do that a few > >> times but it is annoying to look and make sure it is downloading a file > >> that takes a hour or more only to have it disappear part way through. > >> > >> This started with the new multi-process versions or whatever it is > >> called of Firefox. It acts like a permissions problem or something to > >> me. It either thinks it doesn't have write permissions at the start or > >> thinks it loses them part way through or something. If it only did this > >> when using the add on, I'd think it is that but it also does it when I'm > >> downloading as a file with no add on being used. Either way, I'm not > >> sure what to look into really. I'm not even sure what to google for to > >> see if anyone else is noticing this. What does one call this problem??? > >> > > I experience similar problems with downloading files in Firefox for quite > > a long time. I cannot say for how long time exactly, but estimating it > > from memory: for about a few years. Yes, t is quite annoying but > > currently I have already got the habit to open download manager > > every time I download a file, stop downloading it and then restart again. > > (I even try to do the same automatically while using other web browsers > > like chromium or google-chrome. :) > > > > However, I believe that it has nothing to do with "the newer Firefox > > versions" > > as I still use Firefox version 52.9.0 (compiled without clang) and all these > > troubles with downloading files started even on much more earlier versions. > > > > Interesting. I don't recall it ever doing this with the older versions > but maybe whatever it is is just now hitting me for some reason. That's > the thing about random problems, they are random. Still, at least I > know it is not just me. > > Since you mention chromium etc, that makes me wonder if it is the > browser at all. Could it be something else? A permissions issue > maybe? Some sort of file system problem? Could it be a common package > that these browsers depend on? Which leads to this question. Do you > use LVM or ext4 or both? I use LVM and ext4 here. Odds are, we both > have the same dependencies installed so not sure how to figure out if it > is one of those.
I should clarify: I experience the said download problem only in Firefox, never with Chromium or Google-chrome. I have mentioned Chromium and Google-chrome only to indicate that my habit of opening download manager became so unconscious that I try to open download manager even in Chromium and Google-chrome, when it is not needed. Luckily, the hot keys for opening download manager in Firefox and Chromium/Google-chrome do not coincide, so I just end up opening something else and then realize that download manager is not needed. I never used LVM as I believe that it increases the chance of loosing all the information on hard disks. And yes, I do use ext4 as it is the default file system for Linux. P.S. Most often, I download html pages and have noticed that the said download problem does not arise when I download html pages in the so called "read" view, that is after pressing that little book icon in the Firefox URL address line, whereas downloading the same pages from a usual default view, with a lot of additional files, almost sure leads to the said download problem.
