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my downloads won't go to the downloads folder instead it goes somewhere I didn't set it to these applies to rar files

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when I download some files in rar form it goes to the temp folder deep in my OS drive. whilst when I download normal files i.e. word, images, videos, etc it goes where either I set it in the settings or where I re-directed it

when I download some files in rar form it goes to the temp folder deep in my OS drive. whilst when I download normal files i.e. word, images, videos, etc it goes where either I set it in the settings or where I re-directed it

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hello, during download there are two options: save & open - the later of these options will download a file to the temporary folder of the system and open it with an associated application (the OS will clear those files again sometime afterwards).

Manage file types and download actions in Firefox