Ask HN: Has Firefox Focus started deleting downloaded files on close

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39249662
by pbnjeh • 2 years ago
1 2 2 years ago

Pixel 8 Pro (and, I think, also on 6 Pro). A couple of days ago, I lost a few files so downloaded, on the 6 Pro. But, I thought it was because I was low on storage space.

This evening, I've had it happen twice on the 8 Pro. Plenty of room on it. The second time, I checked the files' presence in Total Commander; they were in Download, where Focus put them and as expected. Then I closed Focus. Returned to Total Commander, to Find the files no longer listed.

I never experienced this until a couple of days ago on the 6 Pro, as mentioned.

I use Focus sometimes to visit JavaScript-dependent sites that I want to keep relatively isolated. This change in behavior, intended or not, is a real hassle. And Google turns up nothing on it.

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