Firefox question

[fuelrod]

I've switched over to Firefox recently and I have one annoying problem. When I download any file to a shared folder on my machine and then try to access that same file (even after Firefox has been shutdown) from another computer I get a file in use message.

This comes into play alot when I download a demo of some sort to then try to copy the file over my home network to my son’s machine. I always have to make a copy of the file then access the copy. I never had this problem with explore. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[grey_1]

I've switched over to Firefox recently and I have one annoying problem. When I download any file to a shared folder on my machine and then try to access that same file (even after Firefox has been shutdown) from another computer I get a file in use message.

This comes into play alot when I download a demo of some sort to then try to copy the file over my home network to my son’s machine. I always have to make a copy of the file then access the copy. I never had this problem with explore. Does anyone know how to fix this?

It almost sounds like a permissions or file ownership problem. Have you checked that?

[Peoples-Agent]

Have you got the quite recent 1.5.0.6 update?

Not sure, but when you installed Fox, did you get the old "For all Users" or "Just for this computer" prompt ? .... just a hunch. Might be some security twoddle. Had that issues before when downloading an app form for some internet banking thing, would matter if I had money in my account. lol

[fuelrod]

Have you got the quite recent 1.5.0.6 update?

Not sure, but when you installed Fox, did you get the old "For all Users" or "Just for this computer" prompt ? .... just a hunch. Might be some security twoddle. Had that issues before when downloading an app form for some internet banking thing, would matter if I had money in my account. lol

I reinstalled Firefox with the latest version and it didn't help. I've even installed portable Firefox on a USB memory stick, run it on a different computer and get the same problem. It seems to be a Firefox issue not a permissions thing. Firefox seems the be holding on to the file after it is downloaded even after Firefox is closed. The only thing that breaks the hold is if I rebooot the machine then the computer no longer thinks the file is in use.