1886136 - The profile folder should not be deleted entirely if it contains other non-profile-related files

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 302087

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Note

• The Windows are not properly rendered at launch, before focusing them. This issue occurs in Wayland Window Protocol and does not occur in X11 Window Protocol.

Found in

• Beta v125.0b1

Affected versions

• Beta v125.0b1

Tested platforms

• Affected platforms: Ubuntu 22 + Wayland
• Unaffected platforms: Ubuntu 22 + X11

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch the browser with Profile Manager.
2. Click the "Create Profile..." button
3. Enter a profile name
4. Click the "Choose a folder" button
5. Select a folder that contains some data.
6. Finish the profile creation.
7. you can open the browser with this profile, but this step is not necessary.
8. Select the profile in the Profile Manager.
9. Delete the profile along with its files.

Expected result

• Only the user profile related files are deleted.

Actual result

• The entire selected folder is deleted, along with the files that it contained before the profile was appointed to this folder.

Regression range

• unknown

Additional notes

• A user might expect the Profile Manager to create a folder for the profile files inside the location selected (in step 5). A suggested solution would be to create a folder inside the location selected to place the profile into. This way, when deleting the profile, other data will not be deleted along with it.