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Customize Download options

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BKTru
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I'm attempting to move from Safari to Firefox on my Mac because of an issue I'm having with Yahoo Calendar (Ridiculous, yeah, I know).

Anyway, when accessing Dropbox.com on Safari, I click a file for download, and if that file happens to be .zip, Safari downloads the .zip file, extracts the contents and puts them in my downloads folder, and throws the .zip file in the trash (All with one click).

Now, in Firefox, when I click "download", I'm 1st given a dialogue box to pick a file name and dwnld location. Then I have to dbl-clk the filename in my Downloaded files list, which opens my zip file management application, manually set off the extraction process, then delete the zip file myself.

Is there anyway to get the process streamlined in Firefox like it was in Safari?

I'm attempting to move from Safari to Firefox on my Mac because of an issue I'm having with Yahoo Calendar (Ridiculous, yeah, I know). Anyway, when accessing Dropbox.com on Safari, I click a file for download, and if that file happens to be .zip, Safari downloads the .zip file, extracts the contents and puts them in my downloads folder, and throws the .zip file in the trash (All with one click). Now, in Firefox, when I click "download", I'm 1st given a dialogue box to pick a file name and dwnld location. Then I have to dbl-clk the filename in my Downloaded files list, which opens my zip file management application, manually set off the extraction process, then delete the zip file myself. Is there anyway to get the process streamlined in Firefox like it was in Safari?

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user633449
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First, update to Firefox 17. Update Firefox to the latest release

Then, to change your download settings, please read Startup, home page, tabs, and download settings and Applications panel - Set how Firefox handles different types of files

BKTru
BKTru Mwenye swali
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Tylerdowner, Thank you for your help. I've upgraded my Firefox. Unfortunately, I am still unable to get to my desired outcome. Though I am able to reach the download manager the way you suggested, I can't get it to do what I described in my original post. I don't know if you are able to troubleshoot the issue and spell out the specifics in detail to me (that would be epic), but I did want to feedback and say thank you for your help thus far. I will keep trying to trial-&-error through it.

-BKTru

cor-el
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You can't do this in Firefox in one step AFAIK, so you will have to save the file and open the downloaded file or its containing folder and extract the file. You can do cleanup at a later time if you do this often.

BKTru
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Thanks, Cor-el. I guess I'm going back to Safari... Not because I'm that lazy. I've been noticing there are just a bunch of things that are more convenient in Safari, as I've tried to migrate, this being one of the lesser of them.