545419 - Downloadhelper ADD-on saves download path even when using Private Browsing in Firefox

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Policy, defect, P3)

Description

[daniel]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Downloadhelper Add-on saves the path video files are downloaded during Private browsing.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Private Browsing in Firefox
2. Go to any youtube.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
3. Stop Private Browsing
4. Go to metacafe.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
The save file window shows the path of the file downloaded while doing Private browser; however the download does not appear in the Firefox download history

Actual Results:  
1. Start Private Browsing in Firefox
2. Go to any youtube.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
3. Stop Private Browsing
4. Go to metacafe.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
The save file window shows the path of the file downloaded while doing Private browser; however the download does not appear in the Firefox download history


Expected Results:  
1. Start Private Browsing in Firefox
2. Go to any youtube.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
3. Stop Private Browsing
4. Go to metacafe.com and download a video with DOWNLOADHELPER Add-on
The save file window shows the path of the files downloaded before Private browser was enabled and does not appear Firefox download history


The save file window should show the path of the files downloaded before Private browser was enabled.

Comment 1

[(no longer active)]

CCing jorgev to follow up this issue with the author of the add-on.

Comment 2

[(no longer active)]

Moving the bug to the AMO component.

Comment 3

[(no longer active)]

I submitted a bug about this to Download helper's bug tracking database:

<http://bugzilla.downloadhelper.net/show_bug.cgi?id=129>

Comment 4

[Jorge Villalobos [:jorgev] (he/him)]

No response yet.
-> 5.8

Comment 5

[(no longer active)]

The downstream bug was marked as FIXED.

Comment 6

[Jorge Villalobos [:jorgev] (he/him)]

Verified on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/3006