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I select Save files to, but when I close browser and open again it is set to Always ask me where to save files.

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I select Save files to, but when I close browser and open again it is set to Always ask me where to save files. Every time I close and reopen my browser it goes back to ask me where to save files. Please help

I select Save files to, but when I close browser and open again it is set to Always ask me where to save files. Every time I close and reopen my browser it goes back to ask me where to save files. Please help

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

If you have software like Advanced SystemCare that might reset some files to older versions to protect files against changes then check their settings or uninstall this software.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

If you have software like Advanced SystemCare that might reset some files to older versions to protect files against changes then check their settings or uninstall this software.