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Download error "source file could not be read" when closing tab.

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So it seems like when I start a download by clicking a link on a website and I close that tab before the download finishes I get a download error and the file stops downloading.

I first noticed this on some site and thought it was a problem with the site, but then it happened again when I went to download the Flash update.

Screenshot of the error message

When I run Firefox with add-ons disabled (thanks for the handy menu item) the problem does not occur.

So it seems like when I start a download by clicking a link on a website and I close that tab before the download finishes I get a download error and the file stops downloading. I first noticed this on some site and thought it was a problem with the site, but then it happened again when I went to download the Flash update. [http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3015/screenshot20110605at235.png Screenshot of the error message] When I run Firefox with add-ons disabled (thanks for the handy menu item) the problem does not occur.

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Whats the problem with this thing? One thing i can tell is that i changed some settings in Micromedia Flash, because i learned that they where spying on US, then boom no more download. It stops and tell me it could not be read from the server. Dont remember if it started right after i changed the settings, but its driving me nuts

dang

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