a workaround is to bookmark (either within nautilus or the FF file browser) to file system location:
/var/run/user/1000/gvfs/ (your user id may be different) That bookmark (presumably because it is just a filepath and not a smb:// "url") does appear in FF filebrowser Bookmarks section. You can then use that bookmark from the FF filebrowser and then choose the mounted smb drive and continue filebrowsing from there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579543 Title: Firefox 46 is missing network shares in file selector Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Expected behavior: Firefox file selection windows show network shares mounted via Nautilus (i.e. gvfs SMB mounts). Actual behavior: File selection window only shows local folders. Steps to reproduce: * Go to menu File -> Open File (or start a download so that the file saving dialog is shown). * Observe the locations shortcuts offered in the left side of the selection window. Version information: * Vanilla Ubuntu Firefox package with Firefox 46.0. * Stock Ubuntu 16.04 installed on a blank machine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1579543/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp