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Bug 639258 - Cannot change download directory
Cannot change download directory
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gnome-user-share
Classification: Core
Component: bluetooth
2.30.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-bluetooth-general-maint@gnome.bugs
gnome-bluetooth-general-maint@gnome.bugs
: 617630 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-01-11 22:22 UTC by Marian
Modified: 2013-02-21 10:50 UTC
See Also:
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Description Marian 2011-01-11 22:22:46 UTC 
Gnome-Bluetooth always saves received files in ~/Downloads. There is no way to change this in the preferences (nor in gconf) and it doesn't obey that xdg-dirs thing.

(Maybe an option to make it always ask where to save the file would be nice, too)
Comment 1 Baptiste Mille-Mathias 2011-01-12 10:51:16 UTC 
Hi

GNOME-Bluetooth uses xdg-dirs to set the download directory (for instance this is ~/Downloads for english users), so chances are it is not properly perhaps on your side.

what returns the following command in a terminal:
 grep XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs 

Thanks
Comment 2 Baptiste Mille-Mathias 2011-01-12 10:55:42 UTC 
Hmmm, wait I made a mistake.

GNOME-bluetooth does't have any receiving capabilities, as it is implemented in gnome-user-share.

So, please change the component to the software you're using (confirm this is gnome-user-share).
Comment 3 Marian 2011-01-12 11:47:17 UTC 
It's XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME", as I set it ;)

I don't know about those components, so I do believe you and confirm it's gnome-user-share  ;)
Comment 4 Tobias Mueller 2011-05-04 05:54:16 UTC 
So Marlan, are you saying that, although you set the download dir to $HOME, it receives files via Bluetooth into ~/Downloads?
Comment 5 Marian 2011-05-04 11:48:08 UTC 
Yes.

(In addition, I'd still be happy if gnome-bluetooth would ask me if it would ask me where I want to save the file (bonus points for a "just dump it to /tmp and open it" button :) ) instead of just telling me that it saved it somewhere)
Comment 6 Bastien Nocera 2013-02-21 10:46:18 UTC 
gnome-user-share will refuse to save files in ~/ for security reasons.
Comment 7 Bastien Nocera 2013-02-21 10:50:50 UTC 
*** Bug 617630 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***