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weird part files are showing up when trying to download after updated to 8.0

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bwputko
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part files are being downloaded instead of the actual pdf file. never happened before.

part files are being downloaded instead of the actual pdf file. never happened before.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Firefox should rename the .part file extension after the download has finished to give the file the final name.
If that isn't happening then your anti-virus software may be causing problems.

Try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.

See "Disable virus scanning in Firefox preferences - Windows"

bwputko
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Thanks for the help. I disabled real-time scanning then tried to download a pdf file. It did not work. Any other suggestions?