Fix: Centralize default download path and enhance path validation logic

main.js

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const basePath = config.localMode
 
 const configFolderPath = path.join(basePath, "config" ,"config.json");
 
-const defaultDownloadPath = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "Freedom Loader");
+// Default download path (centralized, lazy loaded)
+let defaultDownloadPath;
 
 app.setAppUserModelId("com.masteracnolo.freedomloader"); // pour notifications Windows
 app.disableHardwareAcceleration();
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ const gotLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 
 // Native dependencies check (yt-dlp.exe, ffmpeg.exe, ffprobe.exe, Deno)
 function checkNativeDependencies() {
-  // Import des chemins centralisés après l'initialisation de l'app
+  // Import centralized paths after app initialization
   const { binaryPaths } = require("./server/helpers/path");
   
   const deps = [
@@ -113,23 +114,29 @@ async function createMainWindow() {
 }
 
 function validateDownloadPath(userPath) {
-  const userHome = os.homedir(); // C:\Users\<User>
+  const { isSafePath } = require("./server/helpers/validation");
   
-  if (!userPath) return path.join(userHome, "Downloads", "Freedom Loader");
+  // Lazy load default path
+  if (!defaultDownloadPath) {
+    const { defaultDownloadFolder } = require("./server/helpers/path");
+    defaultDownloadPath = defaultDownloadFolder;
+  }
+
+  if (!userPath) return defaultDownloadPath;
 
   try {
-    // Résolution canonique et suivi des symlinks
+    // Canonical resolution and symlink following
     const resolved = fs.realpathSync(path.resolve(userPath));
-    const normalizedHome = path.resolve(userHome) + path.sep;
     
-    if (!resolved.startsWith(normalizedHome)) {
+    // Use the same validation as backend (allows all drives except system folders)
-      throw new Error("Chemin non autorisé : uniquement les sous-dossiers du dossier utilisateur sont permis !");
+    if (!isSafePath(resolved)) {
+      throw new Error("Path not allowed: system folders are blocked!");
     }
 
     return resolved;
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error(`Invalid download path: ${userPath} - ${err.message}`);
-    throw new Error(`Chemin invalide ou inaccessible : ${err.message}`);
+    throw new Error(`Invalid or inaccessible path: ${err.message}`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -138,14 +145,19 @@ function validateDownloadPath(userPath) {
 ipcMain.handle("select-download-folder", async () => {
   try {
     const result = await dialog.showOpenDialog({ properties: ["openDirectory"] });
-    if (!result.canceled && result.filePaths.length > 0) {
+    if (result.canceled) {
-      const validatedPath = validateDownloadPath(result.filePaths[0]);
+      logger.info("Folder selection cancelled by user");
-      logger.info(`Folder Checked and Valid : ${validatedPath}`);
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (result.filePaths.length > 0) {
+      const selectedPath = result.filePaths[0];
+      const validatedPath = validateDownloadPath(selectedPath);
+      logger.info(`Folder selected and validated: ${validatedPath}`);
       return validatedPath;
     }
     return null;
   } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(`An Error Occured when validating folder : ${err.message}`);
+    logger.warn(`Unsafe or invalid folder rejected: ${err.message}`);
     return null;
   }
 });
@@ -155,7 +167,13 @@ ipcMain.handle("validate-download-path", (event, userPath) => {
 });
 
 
-ipcMain.handle("get-default-download-path", () => defaultDownloadPath);
+ipcMain.handle("get-default-download-path", () => {
+  if (!defaultDownloadPath) {
+    const { defaultDownloadFolder } = require("./server/helpers/path");
+    defaultDownloadPath = defaultDownloadFolder;
+  }
+  return defaultDownloadPath;
+});
 
 ipcMain.on("set-progress", (event, percent) => {
   if (mainWindow) mainWindow.setProgressBar(percent / 100); // Electron attend 0 → 1

public/script/custompath.js

@@ -45,18 +45,15 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
     .getElementById("changePath")
     .addEventListener("click", async () => {
       try {
-        const selectedPath =
+        // selectDownloadFolder already returns a validated path
+        const validatedPath =
           await window.electronAPI.selectDownloadFolder();
 
-        if (!selectedPath) return; // annulé
+        if (!validatedPath) return; // cancelled
-
-        // Validation back obligatoire
-        const validatedPath =
-          await window.electronAPI.getValidatedDownloadPath(selectedPath);
 
         await applyPathFromBack(validatedPath);
       } catch (err) {
-        alert("Dossier non autorisé.");
+        alert("Folder not allowed.");
       }
     });
 });

server/controller/download.controller.js

@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ async function downloadController(req, res) {
     };
 
     if (!options.url || !isValidUrl(options.url)) return res.status(400).send("❌ Invalid URL !");
-    if (options.outputFolder && !isSafePath(options.outputFolder)) return res.status(400).send("❌ Save Path Not Allowed.");
+    if (options.outputFolder && !isSafePath(options.outputFolder)) {
+      logger.warn(`Unsafe download path rejected: ${options.outputFolder}`);
+      return res.status(400).send("❌ Save Path Not Allowed.");
+    }
 
-    // Get output folder when the download is finished, 
+    // Get output folder when the download is finished
-    const filePath = await fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners);
+    const outputFolder = await fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners);
-    notifyDownloadFinished(filePath);
+    notifyDownloadFinished(outputFolder);
     res.send("✅ Download Done !");
     
   } catch (err) {

server/helpers/path.js

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
+const os = require("os");
 const { app } = require("electron");
 const config = require("../../config");
 
 const { logger } = require("../logger.js");
 
-// Centralisation de tous les chemins de ressources
+// Centralized resource paths
 const resourcesPath = config.localMode 
   ? path.join(__dirname, "../../ressources")
   : process.resourcesPath;
 
-// Chemins des binaires
+// Default download folder (centralized)
+const defaultDownloadFolder = path.join(os.homedir(), "Downloads", "Freedom Loader");
+
+// Binary paths
 let userYtDlp;
 let ffmpegPath;
 let denoPath;
@@ -32,14 +36,14 @@ if (config.localMode) {
 
 }
 
-// Chemins des icônes de notification
+// Notification icon paths
 const iconPaths = {
   confirm: path.join(resourcesPath, "confirm-icon.png"),
   error: path.join(resourcesPath, "error.png"),
   app: path.join(resourcesPath, "app-icon.ico")
 };
 
-// Chemins des binaires pour vérification
+// Binary paths for verification
 const binaryPaths = {
   ytDlp: path.join(resourcesPath, "binaries", "yt-dlp.exe"),
   ffmpeg: path.join(resourcesPath, "binaries", "ffmpeg.exe"),
@@ -51,4 +55,4 @@ if (!userYtDlp){ logger.error("Missing YT-DLP")}
 if (!ffmpegPath){ logger.error("Missing FFMPEG")}
 if (!denoPath){ logger.error("Missing DENO")}
 
-module.exports = { userYtDlp, ffmpegPath, denoPath, iconPaths, binaryPaths, resourcesPath };
+module.exports = { userYtDlp, ffmpegPath, denoPath, iconPaths, binaryPaths, resourcesPath, defaultDownloadFolder };

server/helpers/validation.js

@@ -12,10 +12,35 @@ function isValidUrl(url) {
 }
 
 function isSafePath(folder) {
-  if (!folder || folder.length < 3) return false;
+  if (!folder || typeof folder !== "string") return false;
-  const unsafe = ["System32", "/etc", "\\Windows"];
+  
-  const resolved = path.resolve(folder);
+  try {
-  return !unsafe.some(u => resolved.includes(u));
+    // Normalize path and resolve symlinks
+    const resolved = path.resolve(folder).toLowerCase().replace(/\//g, "\\");
+    
+    // Block Windows system directories (on any drive)
+    const unsafePaths = [
+      "\\windows\\",
+      "\\system32\\",
+      "\\program files\\",
+      "\\program files (x86)\\",
+      "\\programdata\\",
+      "\\$recycle.bin\\",
+      "\\system volume information\\"
+    ];
+    
+    // Check if path contains any unsafe directory
+    if (unsafePaths.some(unsafe => resolved.includes(unsafe))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    
+    // Allow all drives (C:, D:, E:, etc.) but block system folders
+    return true;
+    
+  } catch (err) {
+    // In case of path resolution error
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = { isValidUrl, isSafePath };

server/services/download.services.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { execFile } = require("child_process");
-const { userYtDlp } = require("../helpers/path");
+const { userYtDlp, defaultDownloadFolder } = require("../helpers/path");
-const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const { logger } = require("../logger");
 const { buildYtDlpArgs } = require("../helpers/buildArgs");
@@ -9,8 +8,16 @@ const notify = require("../helpers/notify")
 function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners) {
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const outputFolder = options.outputFolder || path.join(process.env.USERPROFILE, "Downloads", "Freedom Loader");
+    const outputFolder = options.outputFolder || defaultDownloadFolder;
+    
+    // Create download folder if it doesn't exist
+    try {
       fs.mkdirSync(outputFolder, { recursive: true });
+      logger.info(`Output folder ready: ${outputFolder}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(`Failed to create output folder: ${err.message}`);
+      return reject(new Error(`Unable to create download folder: ${err.message}`));
+    }
 
     const args = buildYtDlpArgs({ ...options, outputFolder });
     logger.info(`[yt-dlp args] ${args.join(" ")}`);
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ function fetchDownload(options, listeners, speedListeners) {
         if (!line.trim()) return;
         logger.info(`[yt-dlp] ${line}`);
 
-        /* Barre de Chargement*/
+        /* Progress Bar */
         if (line.startsWith("[download] Destination:")) listeners.forEach(fn => fn("reset"));
         const match = line.match(/\[download\]\s+(\d+\.\d+)%/);
         if (match) listeners.forEach(fn => fn(parseFloat(match[1])));