why Firefox asking to connect to %userprofile%\documents

Firefox 136.01 triggering folder access warnings from windows defender. Why would FIREFOX need access to the documents folder?

Explain2024 said:

Firefox 136.01 triggering folder access warnings from windows defender. Why would FIREFOX need access to the documents folder?

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Nobody knows, but this isn't the first time it has happened, it was last seen with FF 134. What we do know is that after the first few times you open FF it gives up trying to access the Documents folder.

It has to do with controlled folder access. But the mystery obviously is, as per your question, why does Firefox need access to documents when profile data is in the user data folder?

Uncheck hide protect system operating files and check show hidden files and see if there are any files in your documents folder related to Firefox. But there shouldn’t be unless because of some weird configuration mishap.

It also may have something to do with an add-on. What add-ons do you have if any, and is any of the data for those add-ons stored in your documents folder? Is the only thing I can think of.

please check Firefox settings > General
about half way down the page
'Applications'

check the applications that are being allowed to 'save to file' and change the permissions via the drop down menu to
'always ask'

then just below the application window is
'what should firefox do with other files'
change that to 'ask whether to open or save files'

test these settings to see if firefox stops trying to access local files.
best of luck, Steve ..

Also happens here almost after every firefox update. I just ignore it, as it happens for me also with some other applications, that i do not allow in "data" folders.