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jpd236 / CrosswordScraper

Browser extension which downloads crosswords from crossword applets for offline solving.
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Cannot download NYT crossword #14

Closed mrschwarz50 closed 2 years ago

mrschwarz50 commented 2 years ago

When I attempt a download, as soon as I click one of the 3 links for puzzle type, the download window pops up with a 'failed' message. When I hover over the message, I get a 'failed - data resource' message. When I try to save the debug log, I get the same message. I am using Firefox V98.0.1 64-bit in Windows 11.

I have cleared the cache, restarted the PC, and removed and reinstalled Crossword Scraper. No Joy.

Any suggestions?

jpd236 commented 2 years ago

Strange - no problems for me on the same version and O/S.

Since even the debug log is failing to save, it seems like a general issue with trying to download files from the extension. Based on the error, I wonder if it impacts all data URLs - I wonder what would happen if you pasted this link:

data:application/octet-stream;base64,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

into your address bar. For me, it downloads a small data file with a random name (the data here is just a small black square image). Maybe it will show a clearer error message here.

My only other thought offhand is to try the steps at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cant-download-or-save-files - perhaps it's trying to download the file somewhere it can't and failing, and one of these steps will help.

mrschwarz50 commented 2 years ago

I tried the URL and got the same result. I tried a previous download that was successful and it failed, just like the others. There is something going on with Firefox and I haven't figured it out yet. The items in the article you referenced didn't work. I'll keep looking.

Thanks for your response.

jpd236 commented 2 years ago

Got it. Very strange! Since it sounds like downloads are failing more broadly, it does indeed seem like a Firefox issue rather than something with the extension itself. Given that, I'm going to close this out, but definitely let me know if you figure out what's wrong and/or get back to a state where only the extension is impacted.

mrschwarz50 commented 2 years ago

Will do, thanks!