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How do I increase the maximum download time out period?

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ronhall42
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Everytime I attempt a download of a large file, the download times out and I get a partial file. How do I increase the period of time before timeout so as to get complete file?

Everytime I attempt a download of a large file, the download times out and I get a partial file. How do I increase the period of time before timeout so as to get complete file?

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guigs
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Hi ronhall42, This will depend on the type of download: ftp, save link as, etc, however you can go to the about:config page and search for timeout to find the right one.

This is a reference to their meanings and values http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entrie...

If you have any more questions about this, please do not hesitate to post back. Thank you!