attaching lnk files

[Артём]

For some time now, when attempting to attach a file to an email, if the file's path includes a shortcut (*.lnk), Firefox attaches the shortcut itself rather than navigating to the intended file location. Mercury in retrograde, perhaps!

[siffemcon]

I don't see how it could attach the file that the link points to. What was the last version you think it did that?

[Артём]

Let me provide a specific example. I have a shortcut on my desktop that links to a folder containing a file. When I attempt to attach this file to an email, I navigate to my desktop, click on the shortcut to access the folder with the file, but instead, Firefox attaches the shortcut itself to the email. Previously, this behavior did not occur. I have verified this issue on two computers running Windows 10 and Windows 11, both with Firefox version 137.0.

[siffemcon]

Gotcha. I tried on v115 and it works as it should. You should report it as a bug at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi/). If you do, please post the link to it here.

[Артём]

I have found descriptions of similar issues and their solutions:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1958222
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1958552

[siffemcon]

Thanks.

[NMurugesan]

Actually *.lnk files has been created by Windows operating system.

Outlook.exe or olk.exe or thunderbird.exe or any email application at any OS do not know *.lnk or softlink files.

At windows to attach the *.lnk files

Click attach

Inside the dialog box

Select related *.lnk file without double left click

Press Alt Enter = get the actual file location

Copy actual file location

Paste that actual file location at

File name

input box inside the same dialog box at Windows OS.