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вс, 6 янв. 2019 г. в 02:54, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>: |
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> gevisz wrote: |
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> > вт, 1 янв. 2019 г. в 06:45, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>: |
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> >> With the newer Firefox versions, I've noticed something weird about |
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> >> downloading files. Usually these are videos using a download helper for |
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> >> videos and sometimes it is a normal file download, depends on the site. |
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> >> Either way, I get something odd at times. So far, I've yet to see any |
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> >> rhyme or reason to it. I can't figure out what triggers it. This is |
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> >> what it does. I start a download, either using a video helper add on or |
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> >> downloading as a file. I give it a name and location and it shows in |
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> >> the download window that it is downloading. However, if I go to the |
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> >> directory where it should be, sometimes nothing shows up. It will |
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> >> complete the download and then show that it failed after finishing the |
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> >> download. However, if I notice that it is not in the directory where it |
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> >> should be and I go back to the download window, hit pause and then |
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> >> resume, it starts over from the beginning and then shows up in the |
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> >> directory where it should be. Most of the time, it shows up that it is |
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> >> downloading and it is where it should be without be doing anything |
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> >> further but sometimes, it doesn't. |
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> >> |
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> >> One other thing that it does on rare occasions. It will show it is |
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> >> downloading for a good while, sometimes more than half way, then |
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> >> disappear in the directory as if it is deleted but still show that it is |
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> >> downloading in the download window. I've only seen it do that a few |
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> >> times but it is annoying to look and make sure it is downloading a file |
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> >> that takes a hour or more only to have it disappear part way through. |
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> >> |
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> >> This started with the new multi-process versions or whatever it is |
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> >> called of Firefox. It acts like a permissions problem or something to |
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> >> me. It either thinks it doesn't have write permissions at the start or |
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> >> thinks it loses them part way through or something. If it only did this |
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> >> when using the add on, I'd think it is that but it also does it when I'm |
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> >> downloading as a file with no add on being used. Either way, I'm not |
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> >> sure what to look into really. I'm not even sure what to google for to |
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> >> see if anyone else is noticing this. What does one call this problem??? |
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> >> |
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> > I experience similar problems with downloading files in Firefox for quite |
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> > a long time. I cannot say for how long time exactly, but estimating it |
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> > from memory: for about a few years. Yes, t is quite annoying but |
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> > currently I have already got the habit to open download manager |
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> > every time I download a file, stop downloading it and then restart again. |
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> > (I even try to do the same automatically while using other web browsers |
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> > like chromium or google-chrome. :) |
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> > However, I believe that it has nothing to do with "the newer Firefox versions" |
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> > as I still use Firefox version 52.9.0 (compiled without clang) and all these |
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> > troubles with downloading files started even on much more earlier versions. |
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> > |
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> Interesting. I don't recall it ever doing this with the older versions |
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> but maybe whatever it is is just now hitting me for some reason. That's |
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> the thing about random problems, they are random. Still, at least I |
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> know it is not just me. |
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> Since you mention chromium etc, that makes me wonder if it is the |
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> browser at all. Could it be something else? A permissions issue |
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> maybe? Some sort of file system problem? Could it be a common package |
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> that these browsers depend on? Which leads to this question. Do you |
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> use LVM or ext4 or both? I use LVM and ext4 here. Odds are, we both |
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> have the same dependencies installed so not sure how to figure out if it |
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> is one of those. |
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I should clarify: I experience the said download problem only in Firefox, |
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never with Chromium or Google-chrome. I have mentioned Chromium |
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and Google-chrome only to indicate that my habit of opening download |
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manager became so unconscious that I try to open download manager |
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even in Chromium and Google-chrome, when it is not needed. |
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Luckily, the hot keys for opening download manager in Firefox and |
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Chromium/Google-chrome do not coincide, so I just end up opening |
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something else and then realize that download manager is not needed. |
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I never used LVM as I believe that it increases the chance of loosing |
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all the information on hard disks. |
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And yes, I do use ext4 as it is the default file system for Linux. |
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P.S. Most often, I download html pages and have noticed that the |
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said download problem does not arise when I download html pages |
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in the so called "read" view, that is after pressing that little book icon |
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in the Firefox URL address line, whereas downloading the same pages |
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from a usual default view, with a lot of additional files, almost sure |
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leads to the said download problem. |