When I download files into Download folder, I cannot open them and they don't appear in the folder. I tried the suggestions in the Unable to download or save files & changed download locations & it only worked a for a couple of files.
Some files didn't appear in my new location either. If I close firefox, it resets the download folder back as the default. I am using 7.0 but this was happening in the last version of 6 as well. I also disabled AVG Safe Search after I checked the know Add-on problem lists.
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It is possible that your anti-virus software is corrupting the downloaded files or otherwise interfering with downloading files by Firefox.
Try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.
See "Disable virus scanning in Firefox preferences - Windows"
I recently experienced the same problem, but it looks like it's a Windows problem. What happens to me from time to time is that the files are present, but Windows Explorer does not refresh the Downloads folder view, so any new file seems to be missing, and any downloading file is still shown with the previous download size.
When I change folder view, say for Downloads to Desktop and back to Downloads, or when I close and reopen Windows Explorer, the files appear as they should.
Not sure what causes this bug, but it seems that punctual intensive tasks like unzipping or file copy operations may put Windows Explorer in this stage.
Thanks for link but I already tried the stuff on this page. I separately turned off my Zone Alarm & AVG but it didn't change anything. There were some issues in about:config and they kept reoccurring but I seem to have fixed that problem.
I also can't open the files from the download window like I used to.