156015 - The profile file prefs.js is quite often emptied out.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 155080

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, defect)

Description

[Prem Kurian Philip]

I use Mozilla 1.0 build 2002061908. I have experienced the same problems with
other Mozilla builds as well.

I have the Mozilla's profile information stored in a network directory which is
mapped to a local path name. For instance, H:\PREM directory contains my profile
data but H:\ is actually mapped to a shared directory of another machine on the
network. I am using windows networking for file and printer sharing.

The problem is that the profile preferences file prefs.js gets wiped out every
once in a while. It might work very well now but it might completely be wiped
clean when I close mozilla and start it up again in a few minutes. This means
all my email account settings etc completely disappears. This does not happen
consistently - it might work for a week and then suddenly decide to act up and
clear my preferences.

I am getting around this problem by saving the prefs.js file and then copying it
over the emptied out file every time it gets wiped clean.

Comment 1

[Grace Bush]

this looks like bug 147822

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

duplicate of 155080

reporter,  fix for this should be in 8/2 builds.  Please download and test-

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 155080 ***

Comment 3

[K'Trina Medina]

Verified as a dupe of bug 155080