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Why do firefox open hundreds of tabs every time I download a zipfile

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rannikko
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Hi there

every time I download a zipfile and it finishes Firefox without any reason starts and open tabs like crazy it goes on for hundreds or even thousand of tabs if I don´t stop it

Hi there every time I download a zipfile and it finishes Firefox without any reason starts and open tabs like crazy it goes on for hundreds or even thousand of tabs if I don´t stop it

தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது

You get that problem if you select the Firefox program to handle a file if you get an "open with" dialog.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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See Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link

cor-el
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தீர்வு தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது

You get that problem if you select the Firefox program to handle a file if you get an "open with" dialog.