Click to download or upload not working


I AM UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD OR UPLOAD ANY FILES FROM Brave

I can recreate the issue.
-Open a web page and then try download it (via option on page) download never happens
-Tried to upload a copy of a receipt (jpg) , unable to upload (file select dialog opens) no file is uploaded

  1. Brave v1.74.48** (Jan 15, 2025)
  2. Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Expected result: Download or upload of the file/jpg

Additional Information:

I disabled Shield and tested , unsucessful

Please Download The Test File and report the success or failure.

A simple text (TXT) file. The contents are one word: ‘test’:

testFile.txt (4 Bytes)


Happening to me as well on Linux Mint 22.1 Just started with this update

HI
I click on the test.txt (link) file, it does not download.

@Jibril , @zac3 ,

Usually, in a Linux OS command line, you can start Brave Browser with one of the following commands:

brave -n --args --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu

or

brave-browser -n --args --incognito --no-experiments --disable-extensions --disable-gpu

In order to determine which of those, to use, in a Brave Browser New Window, go to: “brave://version”

Scroll down to “Command line”

The beginnings of that command line character string, will indicate to you, which of those commands to use.

The switches are intended to:

  • Start up Brave Browser, showing a New Private Window
  • Disable all experiments at brave://flags
  • Disable extensions
  • Disable GPU ie disable Hardware Acceleration

Test your issue.


You might create an additional Brave Browser Profile, for testing.


The important BraveSoftware folder location, usually but not always:

/home/[username]/.config/BraveSoftware/

OR, in a Brave Browser New Window, go to:

brave://version

and scroll down to “Profile Path” - that path very likely ending with “Default” - and locate the “BraveSoftware” folder in that path.

That is a folder to be backed up routinely, IMHO.

Sometimes, after exiting / quitting Brave Browser, then moving that BraveSoftware folder to another location, and then exiting and quitting everything else . . . and a computer restart . . .

And then starting Brave Browser . . . a new BraveSofware folder will be created.

That, sometimes, fixes some problems.


Hi, started from the command line ,Tried to download the test.txt , unsuccessful.
I also tried to open the test.txt files as a new tab, a new tab flashes up but closes, any way to see a log for an error why the tab closes ? I will try the new profile later.

HI
I created a new profile , but the same result, no download pop up.

Try to download the test file by using another Internet browser?

If i need to download/upload a file I switch to Firefox :frowning: works there, but I would like to stay with Brave

Thanks: Downloading the test file by using Firefox.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2502202

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73267662/ubuntu-22-04-unable-to-upload-files-using-chrome-or-firefox

download of test file in Firefox worked

I checked both links , issue still there

upgrade to 1.74.50 Chromium: 132.0.6834.111 (Official Build) (64-bit) , issue remains

@zac3

Looking for related, similar issues

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/42473

https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/43082

@fmarier may be able to help you proceed.


Looking at some older issues:

Potential Security issue with Brave download file handlers

Downloaded files not going to correct folder


Also, the Internet Download Manager:

Internet Download Manager (IDM) Integration Module didn't work on Brave Browser? - #2 by 289wk

To move forward I have added a download manager extension, able to download the the test.txt file.

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