Public bug reported:
If a file, e.g. OpenOffice document attached to an e-mail, is downloaded
in Firefox, the user selects "Open with OpenOffice.org", the document is
edited, and then saved, the file will be saved to the /tmp directory.
On reboot, the file will be permanently deleted by the bootclean script.
This results in data loss of important documents.
Some potential solutions could include the following:
* OpenOffice.org warns the user if it is saving a file to a location that will
be deleted on reboot;
* Firefox downloads opened files to a temporary directory that will not be
cleaned out, e.g. in the user's home directory;
* Bootclean script does not delete all user files in /tmp by default; or
* A particular directory in /tmp used for opened downloads is not deleted by
bootclean script.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Affects: Ubuntu Feisty
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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if a firefox download is opened in e.g. openoffice, it is saved to /tmp, then
deleted by bootclean script
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103428
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