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Foxfire 8 tools, general check "show downloads" clock "ok"and have to do ever time I open Firefox. Why?

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Under tools, options, general, I check the box to show downloads then click ok at the bottom of the page. I download a file and this feature works fine. I close Firefox then re open and have go thru the same setup every time. Why does this not set this function?

Under tools, options, general, I check the box to show downloads then click ok at the bottom of the page. I download a file and this feature works fine. I close Firefox then re open and have go thru the same setup every time. Why does this not set this function?

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I remaned prefs.js to prefs_1.js to remove the file and I can save preferences