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All downloads in firefox fails instantly but works on chrome and safari (MacOS)

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rsjeevi88
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Hello,

All the items I download using firefox browser fails instantly and the same works on chrome and safari.

Hello, All the items I download using firefox browser fails instantly and the same works on chrome and safari.
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Changed the permission of the Downloads folder to fix the issue.

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FredMcD
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Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web Link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for a download manager.


This download manager works separately from the browser. The browser tells it what to download, and off it goes.

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org It is a powerful modern download accelerator and organizer for Windows and Mac.

cor-el
cor-el
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It is possible that (anti-virus) security software is causing the problem. Try to disable security software temporarily to see if that makes a difference.

rsjeevi88
rsjeevi88 Question owner
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@cor-el ,

Thanks for the reply.

I tried disabling anti-virus and reinstalled firefox. This is not sorted out. Any further help ?

rsjeevi88
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Chosen Solution

Changed the permission of the Downloads folder to fix the issue.

FredMcD
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That was very good work. Well Done.