Downloads don't work

Vlad

noc-tae Waiting for steps to reproduce.

noc-tae

I'm not sure how to make this clearer: all downloads fail for me. It doesn't matter what kind of file it is or where I'm downloading from.

Reproduction for me would be just:

Try to download any file (e.g. OBS at https://cdn-fastly.obsproject.com/downloads/obs-mac-27.1.3.dmg)
Watch it fail

Vlad

noc-tae I believe you, just that for all the other Orion users downloads work (including me) so there is obviously something in your system/system settings that is interfering and we do not know what.

noc-tae

Of course. I tried looking through my system before I posted anything, but I couldn't find anything that would interfere with downloads—I didn't mess with my firewall, network settings, or use a VPN.

It's an incredibly strange bug.

tronix117

Hey, exactly the same on my side, however I found the solution.

I was never able to download anything, it always failed.
I think the default download folder in the settings is kind of messed up (was Downloads)
Just change this default folder, to a custom folder (I selected Downloads).

Everything is working afterwards.

Vlad

tronix117 Thanks for posting that. To clarify you changed folder form Downloads to the same Downloads folder and it started working?

WonkoTheDane

@Vlad, Yes, I can confirm that. Going in to settings and selecting "Other..." In the download folder drop-down and then picking the MacOS default download folder solved the problem for me as well.

I have had the exact same problem for a long time. No downloads would work unless selecting the link with right-click context menu and then selecting "Download linked file as ..."

So based on the solution that @tronix117 posted above, which solved the problem for me, it would indeed seem to be problem with the default download folder setting. And I would further hazard a guess that It might be related to some localization issue with the folder name in some non-English language versions of MacOS.

I am myself using a Danish language MacOS version.

Felix

I have also had this problem but the issue was something in the macOS settings. For some reason, for a few users, the default option for downloads is off. if you toggle the default option by searching downloads in macOS settings, and toggling Orion to accessing the Downloads folder, it allows access to downloads and my browser would no longer show the status "Failed" for my downloads.

Hope this helps.
Felix

GG

Felix
Works, thank you!
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