Local storage is not always cleared on Firefox

[mecotheman]

System

• OS name: Linux Mint 19 Tara 64 bit
• OS version: MATE 1.20.1
• Browser name: Mozilla Firefox
• Browser version: 70.0 (64-bits)
• Extension version: 2.4.0 (6 sep 2019)

Bug description

When I try to delete the Local Storage Data with the extension, nothing happens. The data is not removed and I don't get the "notification on success" message. All the other Data Types are not a problem, but when I toggle "Local Storage Data" in the extension settings then nothing happens and nothing is deleted.

When I use Ctrl-Shift-Delete in the browser and select "Offline Website Data" the remove is succesfull.

Logs

NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIURI.hostPort] ext-browsingData.js:192

[dessant]

I cannot reproduce the bug with Firefox 70 on Arch Linux, could you check if the issue is present in a fresh profile?

[dessant]

In any case I think you've found an upstream bug, this workaround may help: #4 (comment)

Please report the Firefox bug here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/

[mecotheman]

Thank you for the information. I also read the #4 thread you linked to.

I did 2 tests in other profiles. One older test-profile I already had and I also created a fresh test-profile. In the older test-profile I experience the same problem (with same error), but in the fresh profile I do not experience the problem.

So, as you suggested this is probably a problem with older firefox-profiles. I will report it in bugzilla. I will let you know. Thanks again.

[mecotheman]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1592472

[dessant]

Thanks for sharing the issue!