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Wo archive tread sia. Meɖekuku bia biabia yeye ne ehia kpeɖeŋu.

how do i stop automatic playback after i download a movie?

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  • Nuɖoɖo mlɔetɔ Marc Sances

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i am running Firefox for android. when i download a movie it automatically starts playing after download.

i am running Firefox for android. when i download a movie it automatically starts playing after download.

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Marc Sances
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To disable Firefox from opening a file automatically once it's been downloaded, you need to go to Firefox > Options (or Edit / Preferences) and click on Applications tab. There, find the extension or MIME type for the file you don't want to automatically play and choose "Always ask" as action, so you are given the option to choose.