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I want to download Pod casts, can someone help me?

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like many others I have been unable to save pod-casts, they just open and start playing. I have tried a long tap and right clicking on the link, there is no 'save' option. I have set all the MP3 options in tools to 'always ask', no luck there either (I also tried 'save'). In the about;config page I changed the media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. to 'false', it stopped the pod-cast playing but didn't help with saving or downloading it. I'm using a windows PC which I am getting increasingly tempted to hit with something large and heavy so any help or new suggestions would be much appreciated

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like many others I have been unable to save pod-casts, they just open and start playing. I have tried a long tap and right clicking on the link, there is no 'save' option. I have set all the MP3 options in tools to 'always ask', no luck there either (I also tried 'save'). In the about;config page I changed the media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. to 'false', it stopped the pod-cast playing but didn't help with saving or downloading it. I'm using a windows PC which I am getting increasingly tempted to hit with something large and heavy so any help or new suggestions would be much appreciated ''moderator edited the title of this thread''

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hello, firefox 21 now makes use of the codecs that are included in your OS that enable it to directly play mp3 & mpeg files (also for html5 videos). in order to disable that, enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. double-click it and change its value to false.

another way to download the files without tweaking the preference mentioned above would be to right-click the link that leads to a mp3 file or right-click the player in firefox and choose to download the file like that...

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hello, firefox 21 now makes use of the codecs that are included in your OS that enable it to directly play mp3 & mpeg files (also for html5 videos). in order to disable that, enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named media.windows-media-foundation.enabled. double-click it and change its value to false.

another way to download the files without tweaking the preference mentioned above would be to right-click the link that leads to a mp3 file or right-click the player in firefox and choose to download the file like that...

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Thank you Phillip, I'd tried the others to no avail but your last suggestion does the trick in a round about way, much appreciated.

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you're very welcome - thanks for reporting back!

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I am using firefox 26 and am having this same problem and have tried all the following solutions in the original post. It's very frustrating because all I get is an option to pause or un-pause. I can't even figure out how to save the pod cast anymore. Clicking the MP3 download link for the pod cast gives me the same thing, Auto-Play.

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By the way, when I right click all I get is a open link, bookmark link, and save or copy link, I also get a Inspect Element. When I right click on the player which is nothing but a black screen, I just get back, reload, bookmark this page, save page as, view page info, and inspect element. Please help.

OK, I got the save audio thing by right clicking in the correct spot. There has got to be a better way though.

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