374969 - Deleting profile created on Desktop folder is removing all files from Desktop and Desktop folder itself

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 270705

(Toolkit :: Startup and Profile System, defect)

Description

[Igor Balak]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3

Firefox 2.0.0.3

Hardware Overview:

  Machine Name:	Mac Pro
  Machine Model:	MacPro1,1
  Processor Name:	Dual-Core Intel Xeon
  Processor Speed:	2.66 GHz
  Number Of Processors:	2
  Total Number Of Cores:	4
  L2 Cache (per processor):	4 MB
  Memory:	2 GB
  Bus Speed:	1.33 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:	MP11.005C.B04
  SMC Version:	1.7f8
  Serial Number:	G87081G9UPZ

System Software Overview:

  System Version:	Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8P2137)
  Kernel Version:	Darwin 8.9.1
  Boot Volume:	Macintosh HD
  Computer Name:	ibalak-mac
  User Name:	ibalak (ibalak)



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create Profile on Desktop folder.
2. Start Firefox.
3. Restart Firefox and remove Profile created on Desktop
Actual Results:  
Deleting profile created on Desktop folder is removing all files from Desktop and Desktop folder itself. It removed all files and Desktop folder itself. On logout/login no file has been recovered or stored in Trash folder.

Expected Results:  
1. No files should be removed from Desktop folder.
2. No Desktop folder should be removed.

Warn user that Profile should not be created on Desktop folder itself or not allowed to remove other file and Desktop folder.