Brave Browser Doesn't Download Files

Mattches · April 23, 2025, 4:25pm

We have filed an issue for this on our Github:

Downloads fail for Linux users when "Ask where to save each file" is enabled

opened 05:09PM - 16 Apr 25 UTC

bug feature/download feature/settings OS/Desktop

### Description We are seeing Linux users report that they are unable to downlo…ad files (of any kind/from any source) in Brave when the `Ask where to save each file before downloading` option is enabled in `brave://settings/downoads`. If the option is toggled "off", downloads work in the browser as expected. Users affected appear to be using Ubuntu, one of them installed via snap. This user was able to capture `stderr` logs: ``` [10487:10487:0411/084427.849507:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(589)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.Secret.Service.ReadAlias: object_path= /org/freedesktop/secrets: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: An AppArmor policy prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient; type=“method_call”, sender=“:1.131” (uid=1001 pid=10487 comm=“/snap/brave/496/opt/brave.com/brave/brave " label=“snap.brave.brave (enforce)”) interface=“org.freedesktop.Secret.Service” member=“ReadAlias” error name=”(unset)" requested_reply=“0” destination=“org.freedesktop.secrets” (uid=1001 pid=2276 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login " label=“unconfined”) Gtk-Message: 08:45:30.372: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged. ``` ### Steps to reproduce 1. Ensure `Ask where to save each file before downloading` is enabled on Linux system 2. Attempt to download a file ### Actual result Download fails ### Expected result Download should go through ### Reproduces how often Easily reproduced ### Brave version (brave://version info) v1.77.95 ### Channel information - [x] release (stable) - [ ] beta - [ ] nightly ### Reproducibility - [ ] with Brave Shields disabled - [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled - [ ] in the latest version of Chrome ### Miscellaneous information User reports: https://community.brave.com/t/cant-download-files-from-internet/612002/5 https://community.brave.com/t/brave-stopped-downloading-files-no-error-message/610666/10

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