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Re: [tor-bugs] #4763 [Applications/Tor Browser]: TorBrowser remembers location of last locally-opened file: "File > Open File ..."
#4763: TorBrowser remembers location of last locally-opened file: "File > Open
File ..."
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: (none)
Type: defect | Status: reopened
Priority: Low | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by gk):
Replying to [comment:7 Thorin]:
> No need for STR - it's a straightforward - File>Open>... (e.g. from menu
bar or ctrl-O). The information is persistent and stored by the pref
`browser.open.lastDir` (which is a hidden pref). ~~I guess you could reset
it on each new identity~~ see [1] PB mode does not use this pref
>
> [1] https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
central/source/browser/base/content/browser.js#2910
>
> Edit: that was in quick test in Firefox. Testing Tor Browser (alpha), it
doesn't use that pref, but still remembers the location. TB did pick up my
Firefox's location If someone has access to your PC already, you have
bigger things to worry about.
Yeah, this should not be an issue in Private Browsing Mode, see:
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-
esr68/source/browser/base/content/browser.js#2950ff.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4763#comment:9>
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