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Downloads window Progress Bar Is Not Displayed "download is null"

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When I download Files progress bar in Downloads window nothing is displayed but download is started and works ....

My friends Have The same problem too ..

And error Console Says : download is nul

had Same problem in firefox 4 and now in firefox 5 .. It is not fixed yet ... tired of waiting : ((((( can anybodi help ?

When I download Files progress bar in Downloads window nothing is displayed but download is started and works .... My friends Have The same problem too .. And error Console Says : download is nul had Same problem in firefox 4 and now in firefox 5 .. It is not fixed yet ... tired of waiting : ((((( can anybodi help ?

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You may have security or cleanup software that prevent Firefox from properly accessing the file downloads.sqlite.
Firefox may want to lock that file while the Download Manager is open and if other software prevents that then such an error can occur.

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Here are images ...

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).


  • Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history" : "Remember download history"
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I did everything that you told me and again the same problem ...

Not fixed

any other ideas how to fix ? Where must I report this bug ? : (

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I deleted downloads.sqlite ... But Still have this problem... Then I deleted My firefox profile folder.... But same problem :(((

Any other Help os suggestion ? Please : (((((((

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Do a clean reinstall.

Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.

  • Uninstall your current Firefox version.
  • Do not remove personal data when you uninstall the current version.

Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.

Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the Firefox Profile Folder and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.

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Thanks But It did not worked  : (

I Did It but Still the same problem.... Then I reinstalled Windows 7 ... And only installed firefox ... Same Problem ...

I found that only first download is not shown in downloads window , if I Start another download without cleaning downloads List It is displayed succesfully .... But When I clear a list first download is not shown aggain ... : ((

Another suggestion ?

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You may have security or cleanup software that prevent Firefox from properly accessing the file downloads.sqlite.
Firefox may want to lock that file while the Download Manager is open and if other software prevents that then such an error can occur.

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Ok I will investigate this conflict later :..

I am using Avira AntiVir Personal (Free) Edition ...

) It is not solved but I will Try to do some research about this problem leater :)