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Always ask me where to save files: If selected, Firefox will ask you to select a folder for every download you wish to save. not opening up instead saves in my file

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mikeklein
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in tools, option, general,Always ask me where to save files: is checked, yet . so firefox saves and doesnt open my file when i open an attachment from yahoo mail, this just happened after new version firefox downloaded

in tools, option, general,Always ask me where to save files: is checked, yet . so firefox saves and doesnt open my file when i open an attachment from yahoo mail, this just happened after new version firefox downloaded

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cor-el
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You seem to have set an automatic download action if that happens.
You can check that in Tools > Options > Applications

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