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Why has the Firefox "Download Screen" dissapeared ??????????

bgropel
bgropel
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When downloading a file, a new miniature Firefox screen would appear and keep me posted on the time remaining and when it had completed downloading. Now this scren no longer appears. I would like it back.

Thank you

When downloading a file, a new miniature Firefox screen would appear and keep me posted on the time remaining and when it had completed downloading. Now this scren no longer appears. I would like it back. Thank you

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hello bgropel, for some background please see http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57577412-285/getting-to-know-the-new-firefox-download-manager/

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philipp
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hello bgropel, for some background please see http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57577412-285/getting-to-know-the-new-firefox-download-manager/

cor-el
cor-el
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Firefox manages downloads in the Downloads folder in the Library (History > Show All History)
Downloads are treated as history items: clearing history removes download items that are part and vice verse.

When a download is in progress then you see a animated download button on the Navigation Toolbar showing an estimate of the remaining time changing into a highlighted Download button once the download has finished to make you aware that new downloads are available.

You can display the new Download Manager in a tab by opening the about:downloads page and consider to open this page in a separate window.

Modified by cor-el

bgropel
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Very helpful. I will switch back to the old. Wish Firefox would tell us about the changes before making them. Even better, give us the option to change or not.

stopthemadness
stopthemadness
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When will the developers learn? People should always be given options without having to resort to an extension to fix a new "feature". If you change something, allow users to keep the previous alternative. And now I will uninstall ff24.