Re: firefox can't save file do ~/Downloads

Solène Rapenne <solene@perso.pw> writes:

> Le 01/09/2024 à 12:55, Jon Fineman a écrit :
>> When I try and print to pdf/save file to ~/Downloads I get the
>> following message:
>>
>> The folder contents could not be displayed
>> You do not have access to the specified folder.
>>
>> Not sure when it stopped working (recently though, last few weeks). It
>> had been working. I can see the ~/Downloads directory and
>> contents. Just can't write to it.
>>
>> Mozilla Firefox 129.0.2
>> 7.6 GENERIC.MP#299 amd64
>>
>> I don't believe I changed my unveil files.
>>
>> (/etc/firefox)$: grep Downloads *
>> unveil.content:~/Downloads r
>> unveil.main:~/Downloads rwc
>> (/etc/firefox)$:
>>
>> Any thoughts on what might have changed?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jon
>>
> is ~/Downloads a directory or a symbolic link?
> It will not work if it is a symbolic link.

A directory.