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How do I activate the download side bar that allows me to monitor downloads?

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In past Firefox editions there was a side bar on the left side of the screen that show your downloads and how they were progressing. It is no longer there. How do I activate it?

In past Firefox editions there was a side bar on the left side of the screen that show your downloads and how they were progressing. It is no longer there. How do I activate it?

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Someone created a new add-on for this. I haven't tried it myself:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/downloads-sidebar/

Does that help?

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Yo, I like to tell you something "CAPS" equals Yelling and Rude and no one will help you here. EOD

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Hi Bradley,

I don't recall there being a Downloads sidebar, but I could be wrong. Are you sure it wasn't an add-on? We'll need some more info about your Firefox setup. Go to Help > Troubleshooting Information then click Copy text to Clipboard. Open a reply to this post, and go to Edit > Paste to paste the info from your Troubleshooting Information page.

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Someone created a new add-on for this. I haven't tried it myself:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/downloads-sidebar/

Does that help?

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Thanks for the help