First, could you make sure the previous version was deleted from the Windows TEMP folder? If you find it on the downloads list and click the little folder icon on the right side, that should open up the TEMP folder with the old download selected and you can delete it there. If you need to save the file, you could move it somewhere else so there's no risk of a name conflict.

Second, either in Firebug or in Firefox's Network Monitor can you confirm that the file is downloading freshly from the server (e.g., green dot status 200)? I don't know if the last-modified header would be relevant; it depends on how the file is served.

Thank you for your reply.

The file from server is not getting retrieved. No green dot and the changes are not in the recent "download". HTML doc uses <a> to get the file.

I need it to download fresh with no extra clicks. This is for development and to have to open something, find something to click to save it is too kludgy.

It was the Developer's version of Firefox that has the problem. The standard version is okay which I'll go back to using as I see no advantage of using the developer's version. The developer's version is being updated too often and doesn't get the recent file from the server.

Make it a nice day. You deserve it.

iamalta said

I am trying to download a file that has been changed but FireFox keeps presenting the old file. Cache is disabled and firebug is active when I try to download it. I open it, not save to disk. Now what?

What site are you downloading from?

Downloading from my own site. I know the file has changed because I changed it with a program. Why would the site matter? What should I look for?

Again, the Standard Firefox works okay. The Developer edition doesn't. I tried both under the same conditions.