Cannot change settings due to data corruption
Environment
- Adblock Plus 3.8.3+
iris (see forum thread):
- Chrome (on two different devices with two different OSs)
loganj (see forum thread):
- Chromium
- Firefox (across multiple browser profiles)
How to reproduce
- Open Advanced tab in desktop settings page.
- Uncheck "Show useful notifications".
Observed behavior
Checkbox remains checked.
Expected behavior
Checkbox is unchecked.
Further information
- Newtab-type donations notification (see https://gitlab.com/eyeo/adblockplus/abpui/adblockplusui/-/issues/730) also opened after each browser start.
- None of the other customization options can be unchecked either.
- Chrome: Settings appear to be kept across restarts (incl. browser settings, open tabs, logins) and Adblock Plus settings remain the same. Problem remains after uninstalling.
Possibly unrelated but additional users who experience the newtab-type notification opening repeatedly:
- Chrome (see forum post).
- Firefox: Custom filters are reset (see forum post) and extension settings aren't kept in general.
- Extension updates even though Firefox is configured to checking and updating extensions manually (see Reddit post).