282151 - Download mgr does not allow user to specify target directory after first download

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, enhancement)

Description

[Richard Shewmaker]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

The first time I downloaded something and saved it to my hard drive, I believe I
was given the ability to specify what directory (folder) I wanted items to save
to. Since then I have not been given the option to save a download to a
different directory. I'm also unable to change the filename of the download
prior to saving to my hard drive.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select a downloadable file from a Web site
2. Use "Save to Disk" option
3. Click "OK" button

Actual Results:  
File I'm downloading saves to the directory I used the first time I used the
Download Manager. To complicate matters further, there is no visual indication
where the file is going.

Expected Results:  
I should be presented with an option to save the file to a directory I specify
(most likely via a browse button). It would also be nice if I could at that time
create a new directory in whatever place I've chosen for the file. Finally, I
should be able to rename the file for download before saving it to disk.

I'm marking this as an enhancement, but I consider it a fix because the missing
functions are an important part of the file download ability.

Just an FYI: I did search extensively through the bug reports and did not find a
report which clearly addressed what I'm describing. I don't want to complicate
matters for you and very much hope I did not.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

This is configurable in Tools->Options->Downloads . Are those options not working?

Comment 2

[Michael]

These options are not working under certain conditions on the trunk. See Bug
284089. If this is your problem reporter please mark as duplicate of that bug.

Comment 3

[Paul]

I think that automatically downloading to a certain folder is supposed to be a
feature, but I agree that when the options are shown it is rediculas to not have
an option of where to save to.

Comment 4

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Marking INVALID, the option exists, and there are no plans to change the
default. Any problems with the option not working on the trunk are for other
bugs, like bug 284089.

Comment 5

[Paul]

The original submitter suggested a "save as" or "browse" option, which is what I
want as well. I found two bug reports that specifically ask for this, 244961 and
281955. I am very new to bugzilla, so I don't know how to make the bug IDs a
link. Is HTML allowed?

Comment 6

[Richard Shewmaker]

For those who read this: the "bug" reported is NOT a valid bug. I simply had not
yet found the way to tell Firefox I wanted to specify the directory I wanted
downloads saved to. Sorry to have wasted people's time. RICHARD SHEWMAKER