[Bug 128493] firefox resets its files, with total data loss

[kornelix]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

1.  $ sudo nautilus
2.  find a .html file with browser and click on it
3.  firefox starts up and displays the .html file

User files at ~./mozilla/firefox/* are now in an initial condition, as
found after first startup of firefox after a new Ubuntu installation.
Owner of files is user, not root. Prior user files are gone without a
trace.

The following command works without risk: 
  $ sudo firefox
Firefox gives a warning and executes with an automatic -H option. 
There is no loss of user files.

I believe the behavior with nautilus should work the same way, or at
least Firefox should not initialize the user files without warning.

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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firefox resets its files, with total data loss
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128493
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