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October 12, 2016
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Can't save data on a local disc from Flash Player plugin in Firefox

  • October 12, 2016
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Hello,

from some of the last Firefox version I can't save data from Flash Player applications.

Expected behavior that works in some of old Firefox version (I checked in v. 31):

1) I click on some button in a Flash application

2) a dialog window opens

3) I set a folder and a filename, click "Save"

4) success, I have a file on the local disc with a content provided by flash application

How it looks in the last version of Firefox:

1) I click on some button in the Flash application

2) a dialog window opens

3) I set a folder and a filename, click "Save"

4) some security popup appears that I don't have permissions to save in this folder and propose me to save in another folder like My Documents. Weird but I click OK

5) it transfers me to the My documents folder, I try to save in this proposed folder but those permission popup appears again and again until I click Cancel

6) as a result I can't save anywhere One addition - if I select some existed file (like I want to rewrite it) there is no permission popup, but flash player throws a Input/Output Error.

I googled this problem but haven't found anything similar, that's weird too..

So, I look forward for your help.

OS: Windows 7 x64

Browser: Firefox 49.0.1

P.S. in Chrome it works.

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    Amrita Gangwani
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    October 12, 2016

    Hi,

    Is the issue specific to Flash Player only or it exists with other sources too. If latter, try running Firefox as an administrator.

    Participant
    October 12, 2016

    The issue is specific to Flash Player. When I try to download something without Flash it just downloads to the Download Firefox's folder.

    Also I tried to run as an administrator - doesn't help (

    Can anyone check this simple code on his own machine?

    //of course in some user's input handler

    var fr: FileReference = new FileReference();

    fr.save("test", "test.txt");

    Amrita Gangwani
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    October 12, 2016

    What are the local storage settings currently for you, is it allowed or denied. You may check it from Control Panel -> Flash Player -> Storage