191006 - slow file downloads - cpu burn - large downloads.rdf file in user profile

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 161783

(SeaMonkey :: Download & File Handling, defect)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01

File downloads (anything involving the download manager) become very slow after
saving many files.  Also, launching download manager from tools menu takes a
long time.  Duirng these delays CPU use is 100%.  Problem seems to be caused by
large downloads.rdf file in user profile.  Deleting this file removes problem
and restores mozilla to fast saves.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.download a few 1000 files, each one will be slower than one before 
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
30 second delay (during which cpu is 100% busy) after file save box appears but
before explore box appears.  Another 30 second delay (again with 100% cpu) after
file is actually saved.

Expected Results:  
Maybe moxailla should some facility for cleaning up the downloads.rdf file such
as deleting on exit or removing entries older than xx days on exit.

Comment 1

[John Morrison]

You're absolutely correct.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 161783 ***