(In reply to Shane Hughes [:aminomancer] from comment #1) > It seems like if this applies to files deleted by Firefox, it should apply to files with missing download targets in general. Like, are there any scenarios where retrying a download is problematic, except where the target already exists? No, I think the problem here is what happens if you delete the file mid-download, and the fact that you can do that (sort of covered in bug 1755728). IOW, I don't think the problem in comment 0 occurs if you let the download complete, then use the "delete file" item, then retry. The issue is that we were halfway and someone wiped the file from under our feet...
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(In reply to Shane Hughes [:aminomancer] from comment #1) > It seems like if this applies to files deleted by Firefox, it should apply to files with missing download targets in general. Like, are there any scenarios where retrying a download is problematic, except where the target already exists? No, I think the problem here is what happens if you delete the file mid-download, and the fact that you can do that (sort of covered in bug 1755728). IOW, I don't think the problem in comment 0 occurs if you let the download complete, then use the "delete file" item, then retry. The issue is that we were halfway and someone (in this case, the user, via UI we gave them!) wiped the file from under our feet...