Will the ongoing file download stop if I close the downloader window?
Will the ongoing file download stop if I close the downloader window in Firefox 4.0.1? This was not the case with the 3.x versions.
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No, as long as you do not close Firefox then the download will continue.
You can set the pref browser.download.manager.quitBehavior to 2 on the about:config page.
That will make Firefox ask for confirmation if you want to cancel the download if you close Firefox.
See:
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.
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No, as long as you do not close Firefox then the download will continue.
You can set the pref browser.download.manager.quitBehavior to 2 on the about:config page.
That will make Firefox ask for confirmation if you want to cancel the download if you close Firefox.
See:
To open the about:config page, type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key, just like you type the url of a website to open a website.
If you see a warning then you can confirm that you want to access that page.
Dear cor-el Thanks for the response, found it immensely helpful. I deeply appreciate it.
Modified by gshreyasprabhu
You're welcome
Please click the Solved it button next to the answer that solved your Firefox support issue, when you are logged in, so this thread gets marked as Solved to help other users who may have this same problem.
Modified by cor-el
I did what was told - clicked on the "Solved it" button. Thanks for the suggestion.