Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Echekwara usoro a. Biko jụọ ajụjụ ọhụrụ ma ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ enyemaka.

Automatically open the Downloads panel

tcd2000email
tcd2000email
more options

In the new version, the Downloads panel automatically opens whenever I save/download a file.

The problem... it STAYS open.

How can I turn it off? I already know where and how to check on my downloaded files. I do not need to see the downloads panel pop up every time I save a file. And I definitely do not need or want it to stay open, causing yet another need for a mouse click to make it go away.

In the new version, the Downloads panel automatically opens whenever I save/download a file. The problem... it STAYS open. How can I turn it off? I already know where and how to check on my downloaded files. I do not need to see the downloads panel pop up every time I save a file. And I definitely do not need or want it to stay open, causing yet another need for a mouse click to make it go away.

Asịsa ahọpụtara

This is part of the new download behavior in Firefox 98, which is explained in this article and in the Firefox 98 release notes. Related bug report, in case it helps: (See Bugzilla Etiquette on bug report comments)

Bug 1738372 Want to be able to disable the download panel opening for each download.

NOTE: Bugzilla is not for feedback or support. For more info on Bugzilla etiquette, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Gụọ azịza a na nghọta 👍 1

All Replies (4)

AliceWyman
AliceWyman
  • Moderator
more options

Asịsa Ahọpụtara

This is part of the new download behavior in Firefox 98, which is explained in this article and in the Firefox 98 release notes. Related bug report, in case it helps: (See Bugzilla Etiquette on bug report comments)

Bug 1738372 Want to be able to disable the download panel opening for each download.

NOTE: Bugzilla is not for feedback or support. For more info on Bugzilla etiquette, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Edeziri site na Chris Ilias

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Note that this is controlled by this pref.

WARNING: modifying prefs directly via the about:config page can sometimes break Firefox or cause strange behavior, and there is no guarantee that this will keep working in future Firefox releases.

SargonIII
SargonIII
more options

Many thanks, cor-el!

kontramensch
kontramensch
more options

unfortunately this setting seems to reset automatically to "true" after a new download...works as designed?

cor-el said
Note that this is controlled by this pref.

Edeziri site na kontramensch