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Download status windows

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reirei14348
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My Firefox browser was updated to the latest version. It annoys me a lot whenever I download something from the Internet and a small window appeared to show the status of the downloading file. Please support to get rid of this thing because I cannot file any option to turn off this function.

My Firefox browser was updated to the latest version. It annoys me a lot whenever I download something from the Internet and a small window appeared to show the status of the downloading file. Please support to get rid of this thing because I cannot file any option to turn off this function.

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FredMcD
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Does this help? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-downloads-preferences-using-downloads-menu Changes to how file downloads are handled in Firefox version 98

  • Firefox no longer asks what to do for each file by default
  • Downloads panel automatically opens
  • Downloaded files are saved to disk
  • Set a default app to open a file type
  • "Always Open Similar Files" option from the Downloads panel
  • Frequently asked questions