1863004 - Summary: Unchecking the 'Always ask you where to save files' option in preferences does not prevent the file save dialog from appearing when downloading a file.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1760482

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[bugcatcher66]

Attachment: Summary: Unchecking the 'Always ask you where to save files' option in preferences does not prevent the file save dialog from appearing when downloading a file.

[Affected versions]:
• Firefox 119.0 (64-bit)
[Affected platforms]:
• Windows 11 x64

[Steps to reproduce]:

1. Go to the 'about:preferences' page
2. Check the 'Always ask you where to save files' checkbox
3. Go to a link containing a file (e.g., https://www.orimi.com/pdf-test.pdf)
4. Click the 'save' button
5. Observe that the file save dialog appears, asking where to save the file.
6. Return to the 'about:preferences' page
7. Uncheck the 'Always ask you where to save files' checkbox
8. Go to a link containing a file (e.g., https://www.orimi.com/pdf-test.pdf)
9. Click 'save' button

[Expected result]:
• When the 'Always ask you where to save files' option is unchecked, the file save dialog should not appear.
[Actual result]:
• Even when the 'Always ask you where to save files' option is unchecked, the file save dialog continues to appear.

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

:bugcatcher66, if you think that's a regression, could you try to find a regression range using for example mozregression?