303337 - Downloads silently fail when download file system is not mounted.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 270557

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Scott Cochran]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.9) Gecko/20050711 Firefox/1.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.9) Gecko/20050711 Firefox/1.0.5

When the download folder is set a folder on a removable device and that device
is not mounted, all downloads silently fail.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set download folder to a location on a removable device.
2. Disconnet the device.
3. Attempt to download a file from the web by clicking on a link.
4. Choose "Save to Disk"

Actual Results:  
Download fails with no indication of error.

Expected Results:  
The dialog which opens should show the full, editable/browseable path where the
file will be saved. If the file cannot be saved to the specified location the
dialog should be redisplayed with a message indicating the failure, allowing an
alternative location to be chosen or reattempting the same location after
remount the device.

Comment 1

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

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 270557 ***