257120 - Download manager history doesn't clear and downloading slowing as history list grows

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Rob Russell]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3

The Firefox Download manager history doesn't clear and stalls browser as
downloading slowed progrssively as history list grows.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Allow download history to become relatively large
2. Click Download manager clear
3. Observe firefox stall

Actual Results:  
Firefox stalled. Uninstalled firefox and reinstalled with no change as old
extensive list reemerged.

Expected Results:  
Cleared download history. 

No prtoblems in clearing cache, cookies, etc

Comment 1

[Peter van der Woude [:Peter6]]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040826
Firefox/0.9.1+

WFM

I downloaded 20 files and pushed on the [clean up]  button, it cleared DM , no
problem

Comment 2

[Ali Ebrahim]

WFM: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040913 Firefox/0.10

Please reopen if you can reproduce with a current nightly.

Comment 3

[John]

If this helps, I have this issue as well.  Though my downloads list is MUCH more extensive.  WAY over 20 downloads.  Every time I attempt to clear the histories in settings (I mainly use Firefox beta, btw) it freezes up the app, and doesn't ever appear to delete anything after finally force-closing and reopening.

I can reproduce this every time.  It ALWAYS happens.

Comment 4

[Marco Bonardo [:mak]]

Please verify if the hang happens when selecting ONLY Browsing and downloads history, or if you have other options selected when you clear history. Hangs of this type are more commonly caused by clearing the cache or cookies.