Closed Bug 137958 Opened 23 years ago Closed 22 years ago

Installer overwrites existing items on desktop named "Mozilla" with application alias

Categories

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect)

PowerPC
Mac System 9.x
defect
Not set
critical

Tracking

(Not tracked)

VERIFIED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: n.c.green, Assigned: slogan)

Details

(Keywords: dataloss)

From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC; en-US; rv:1.0rc1) Gecko/20020416 BuildID: 2002041618 During the install process, if there is an existing folder named "Mozilla" on the Desktop, the installer will overwrite it (and its contents) with the Mozilla alias (shortcut). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a folder on the Desktop named "Mozilla" 2. Install Mozilla 3. Watch your newly created folder be obliterated without warning by the application alias. Actual Results: User's existing data was wiped out. Expected Results: The alias should rename itself to "Mozilla alias" or similar and leave existing data well alone. Haven't tried this, but what would happen if the user tried to install the Mozilla application folder to the Desktop? Would it too be destroyed by the application alias?
QA Contact: bugzilla → ktrina
Keywords: dataloss
->Syd
Assignee: dveditz → syd
Confirmed on 2002041814 on Mac OS 9.2.2.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Keywords: nsbeta1
Keywords: nsbeta1nsbeta1-
removing nsbeta1- for Buffy
removing nsbeta1-, Mac Installer for Buffy
removing nsbeta1- Mac bugs for Buffy
Keywords: nsbeta1-
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Verified wontfix
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Browser → Seamonkey
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