444016 - Download fails without notice when default download location doesn't exist

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 429827

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Tom Dinyer]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0

I had set my default download location to a truecrypt drive (drive letter F:); if it is not mounted, no download starts; the usual dialogs appear, i can select save as... with no effect. After changing it to a different location everything is fine. It should have noticed me...

Note: I have the Extension Download Status Bar installed; but deactivation of it didn't lead to other results.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install removable drive
2. Set default download location to that path e.g. F:
3. Remove drive
3. Downloads fail
Actual Results:  
Downloads simply didn't load - no error, no notice, .. but also no data.

Expected Results:  
Inform me to choose a different location. Unless you find this by chance, it is hard to fix. I didn't even know what to google for or I got all useless results.

Comment 2

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

Verified dup