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Download actions issues : Firefox stopped to ask what to do with downloads

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mediaklan
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Hi to you all ! Since latest fedora update (using Firefox with Fedora 21 x64), Firefox was upgraded from FF36 to FF37. Since then, Firefox stopped to "ask" what to do when I'm trying to download a file : instead, the download goes straight to firefox integrated download manager and invariably failed, never even asking me WHERE to download anyway. Preferences are actually setup to "always ask", and downthemall extension doesn't seem to work neither. How can I switch back to the old behavior please ? Thank you !

Hi to you all ! Since latest fedora update (using Firefox with Fedora 21 x64), Firefox was upgraded from FF36 to FF37. Since then, Firefox stopped to "ask" what to do when I'm trying to download a file : instead, the download goes straight to firefox integrated download manager and invariably failed, never even asking me WHERE to download anyway. Preferences are actually setup to "always ask", and downthemall extension doesn't seem to work neither. How can I switch back to the old behavior please ? Thank you !

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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Vault108
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Hello,

Could you goto about:config and search for browser.download.useDownloadDir

then double click the preference and set it to false if it is not already. Let me know if that helps you.

Thanks,

Sir.Mayo

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
mediaklan
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Thanks sir.mayo and cor-el, that was fast :). @sir.mayo : already tried that, but as expected, it was already setup to false. @cor-el : pretty sure it's not going to help, since I already tried to delete all firefox config files, then started firefox, and I was still having the problem. But i'm gonna try it anyway.

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mediaklan
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Now now ! Starting in safe mode WAS actually helpful, but in the strangest way. ° Starting Firefox without any extension at all (well, without anything at all, deleting .mozilla folder), I have the problem. ° Starting Firefox in safe mode, I don't have the problem. ° Starting Firefox normally again, then remove downthemall extension, restart, I have the problem ° Starting Firefox, reinstall downthemall, restart, now I don't have the problem anymore ...(I've tried removing downthemall a last time and now I don't have the problem even now, so I'm guessing downthemall IS the problem). Maybe it lets something in cache or outside .mozilla folder that is causing this behavior). Well, can't understand a thing, but it works, so I'm ok with it for now. Thank you everyone !

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