When right clicking on a webm and clicking on open with -> Torbrowser it opens TorBrowser even though it is not set up

1. Delete TorBrowser-Data folder
2. Right clicking on a webm and clicking on open with -> Tor browser , it will open Tor browser even though tor is not set up yet Doing step 2 when you already setup Tor Browser caused 2 browser windows to open up. Tested on Tor browser 7.5a2

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Username: Dbryrtfbcbhgf

added component::applications/tor browser owner::tbb-team priority::medium reporter::Dbryrtfbcbhgf severity::normal status::new type::defect labels

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Username: Dbryrtfbcbhgf
Summary: When right clicking on a webm and clicking on open with -> Torbrowser to When right clicking on a webm and clicking on open with -> Torbrowser it opens TorBrowser even though it is not set up

I tested this on macOS 10.12.6 (16G29) And it also occurs with .gif files.

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Username: Dbryrtfbcbhgf

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Status: new to assigned
Owner: yawning to tbb-team
Component: Applications/Tor Browser Sandbox to Applications/Tor Browser

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Cc: N/A to mcs, brade

This is a known issue for which we do not have a fix. In addition to a browser window that contains the file for which you chose "Open With Tor Browser", the "The "Tor Network Settings" wizard should open when the browser starts. Unfortunately, currently we do not have a way to block opening of the local file while the setup wizard is open. The good news is that no network access should be possible because the browser is configured by default to proxy everything through tor, and network access is disabled in tor until after the initial configuration is completed.

My inclination is to close this as "won't fix" unless something bad is happening from a security or privacy perspective.

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Status: assigned to needs_information

Hm. Why should that be "won't fix"? Isn't this bug something we should fix (eventually) given that it is confusing and is leading to unexpected behavior (imagine the user has forgotten that they opened Tor Browser that way and is wondering now why normal browsing is not working)?

Replying to gk:

Hm. Why should that be "won't fix"? Isn't this bug something we should fix (eventually) given that it is confusing and is leading to unexpected behavior (imagine the user has forgotten that they opened Tor Browser that way and is wondering now why normal browsing is not working)?

The scenario you describe is possible, yes. I think I was a little too quick to move toward "won't fix." My reason was that (1) we do not know how to fix this problem right now and (2) it seems like an issue that will be rare (I assume most people open Tor Browser after they download it and do not delete their TorBrowser-Data directory). But you are right, we should keep this ticket open in the hope that we will eventually find time to fix it.

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Status: needs_information to new

moved to tpo/applications/tor-browser#23128 (closed)