"Do this automatically for files like this from now on" is always greyed out
I have always downloaded torrents from a particular site, and it always automatically chose to open them with utorrent. Today, the "do this automatically for files like this from now on" is greyed out, and I have to click "open with", then "browse" then find and select utorrent! This is incredibly annoying - what can I do to fix it??
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If that choice if not available then that usually means that the server sends the file with a generic or unsupported MIME type.
That doesn't really make sense though, as I can go to the same file, same link that worked yesterday, and now it's showing up as greyed out.
With what content type does the server send the file(s)?
- Live Http Headers: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/live-http-headers/
You can rename (or delete) the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/mimeTypes.rdf
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions#Resetting_download_actions
You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)