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How can I stop Firefox from adding ".mp3" to a m4a file I am downloading?

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Help says to download the file and then answer some questions when Firefox asks. But I get no questions, Firefox just adds the .mp3 and then WMP tries to open it but get confussed and anyway cannot read m4a files. I want to direct it to QT.

Help says to download the file and then answer some questions when Firefox asks. But I get no questions, Firefox just adds the .mp3 and then WMP tries to open it but get confussed and anyway cannot read m4a files. I want to direct it to QT.

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You can try "Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

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cor-el
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You can try "Reset Download Actions": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

chasin
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Dear cor-el, Worked like charm, obediently following the Reset Download Actions explicit directions. Thanks so much! Larry Chasin