NoScript messes with Firefox downloads
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:13 pm
For the longest time, I could go to a page and hit CTRL+S and the entire page would save. It would save an html file and a folder with all the files needed for that page.
Since updating to Firefox version 68, when I hit CTRL+S on a page, I get a little yellow dot on the download icon. This is something that has shown up a few times - it means something didn't download. But always if I click the icon I can hit the circle arrow thingy and it will complete the download. So naturally I did that and it said the download completed. But when I went to look for it, it was not there. Sometimes the folder is there with one or two files - or no files.
But here's the wacky thing: if I DON'T attempt to refresh the download and just go to my Downloads folder - the entire page is there. The whole thing. Fully downloaded. But the little yellow dot is on the download icon and there is a circle arrow thingy saying it Failed. If I click that circle arrow thingy - after seeing the files had downloaded - it will tell me the download is complete, but the files will have disappeared!
If that ain't a bug, I don't know what is.
It only happens with full page downloads. Everything else downloaded in the normal way (ie right-click, etc) is properly downloaded and the icon displays as expected.
I thought this was a Firefox bug, but after shutting down my Add-Ons one by one, it turns out it works just fine with NoScript disabled.
I've used NoScript for a few years and this hasn't happened before, so I guess something changed in a recent update. Maybe it's got something to do with not having downloaded the script stuff on the page? But in that case, it shouldn't delete the downloaded files when I click the download refresh.
So can ya please fix it? It's really annoying to see that yellow dot, as it doesn't go away if you download something else.
Thanks!
Since updating to Firefox version 68, when I hit CTRL+S on a page, I get a little yellow dot on the download icon. This is something that has shown up a few times - it means something didn't download. But always if I click the icon I can hit the circle arrow thingy and it will complete the download. So naturally I did that and it said the download completed. But when I went to look for it, it was not there. Sometimes the folder is there with one or two files - or no files.
But here's the wacky thing: if I DON'T attempt to refresh the download and just go to my Downloads folder - the entire page is there. The whole thing. Fully downloaded. But the little yellow dot is on the download icon and there is a circle arrow thingy saying it Failed. If I click that circle arrow thingy - after seeing the files had downloaded - it will tell me the download is complete, but the files will have disappeared!
If that ain't a bug, I don't know what is.
It only happens with full page downloads. Everything else downloaded in the normal way (ie right-click, etc) is properly downloaded and the icon displays as expected.
I thought this was a Firefox bug, but after shutting down my Add-Ons one by one, it turns out it works just fine with NoScript disabled.
I've used NoScript for a few years and this hasn't happened before, so I guess something changed in a recent update. Maybe it's got something to do with not having downloaded the script stuff on the page? But in that case, it shouldn't delete the downloaded files when I click the download refresh.
So can ya please fix it? It's really annoying to see that yellow dot, as it doesn't go away if you download something else.
Thanks!