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How do I make "downloaded from internet" warning stop popping up every time I start Firefox??

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jenilyoness
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I use a 2011 MacBook Pro w/ OS X Lion v. 10.7.3.

Every time I start Firefox, I first have to click "open" on a pop up warning box that says:

Firefox is an app you downloaded from the internet. Are you sure you want to open this app?

This is really annoying & there's no option to stop asking me this. Does anyone else get this obnoxious pop up & have you figured out a way to make it stop?

I use a 2011 MacBook Pro w/ OS X Lion v. 10.7.3. Every time I start Firefox, I first have to click "open" on a pop up warning box that says: Firefox is an app you downloaded from the internet. Are you sure you want to open this app? This is really annoying & there's no option to stop asking me this. Does anyone else get this obnoxious pop up & have you figured out a way to make it stop?

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Tim
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Take a look at http://lifehacker.com/5584722/disable-mac-os-xs-downloaded-from-internet-warnings or http://www.macworld.com/article/145324/2010/01/filewarnings.html