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menjapa
menjapa
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Hello! My download settings are (and have always been): always ask where to download files (in all options). In the latest versions, Firefox automatically opens downloads in a new tab without asking and downloads them to the default folder. This is an inconvenience for me. Thank you for your attention

Hello! My download settings are (and have always been): always ask where to download files (in all options). In the latest versions, Firefox automatically opens downloads in a new tab without asking and downloads them to the default folder. This is an inconvenience for me. Thank you for your attention

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markwarner22
markwarner22
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This is just a user help forum and yes Firefox has a default folder that it downloads to unless the user themselves specify the folder or during the download process choose to designate a download folder. Firefox doesn't distinguish files but downloads them to default folder. And if you don't check the option "ask where to download" Firefox will default to the "download" folder or create the "download" folder to download to.

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