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Firefox opens up an explorer window when I download a file

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mds2013
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Recently, Firefox started opening up an Explorer window every time I download a file. It's Better Explorer, actually, since I use that to replace the Microsoft version. The folder that opens is the target destination. So it creates multiple tabs, but I expect that it would just open up multiple instances of Windows Explorer if that's what I used.

So if I download a dozen images, I get a dozen tabs opened. This doesn't happen with IE or Chrome. I do have multiple extensions installed, but I've gone through the options in Firefox and any relating to downloads and none of them seem to have anything that might cause this. I did check the Applications tab under the Firefox Options, since that seemed like a probable cause. But I don't see anything. And I don't recall changing anything recently, in any case. I can't see anything in Better Explorer that would cause this behavior. Which is borne out by this not occurring in other browsers. And I haven't changed anything it, either.

I tried downloading something with NetVideoHunter and I get the same behavior. But it doesn't happen with DownloadThemAll!

I've tried researching it on-line, but the queries I use are apparently too similar to the ones for other issues, because nothing that comes up is even close to my problem.

As this is getting very annoying, any help would be greatly appreciated. Firefox remains my favorite desktop browser and I'm not prepared to give it up over this. But I'd hate to have to reinstall it, since I have it configure just the way I want it. And I'm not even sure that would fix the issue.

Thanks

Recently, Firefox started opening up an Explorer window every time I download a file. It's Better Explorer, actually, since I use that to replace the Microsoft version. The folder that opens is the target destination. So it creates multiple tabs, but I expect that it would just open up multiple instances of Windows Explorer if that's what I used. So if I download a dozen images, I get a dozen tabs opened. This doesn't happen with IE or Chrome. I do have multiple extensions installed, but I've gone through the options in Firefox and any relating to downloads and none of them seem to have anything that might cause this. I did check the Applications tab under the Firefox Options, since that seemed like a probable cause. But I don't see anything. And I don't recall changing anything recently, in any case. I can't see anything in Better Explorer that would cause this behavior. Which is borne out by this not occurring in other browsers. And I haven't changed anything it, either. I tried downloading something with NetVideoHunter and I get the same behavior. But it doesn't happen with DownloadThemAll! I've tried researching it on-line, but the queries I use are apparently too similar to the ones for other issues, because nothing that comes up is even close to my problem. As this is getting very annoying, any help would be greatly appreciated. Firefox remains my favorite desktop browser and I'm not prepared to give it up over this. But I'd hate to have to reinstall it, since I have it configure just the way I want it. And I'm not even sure that would fix the issue. Thanks

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hello msd2013, thank you for replying back, its good to know that your problem has been fixed.

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Aman Routh
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Start Firefox in safe mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

In Firefox Safe mode these changes are effective:

  • all extensions are disabled (about:addons)
  • default theme is used (no persona)
  • userChrome.css and userContent.css are ignored (chrome folder)
  • default toolbar layout is used (file: localstore-safe.rdf)
  • Javascript JIT compilers are disabled (prefs: javascript.options.*jit)
  • hardware acceleration is disabled (Options > Advanced > General)
  • plugins are not affected
  • preferences are not affected


Your profile folder contains a user.js file, which includes preferences that were not created by Firefox. so you may want to also check for a user.js file and DELETE that.

mds2013
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Thanks for your reply. I did recall after I posted that Firefox has a safe mode. I'd forgotten about it since the option no longer shows up in the Start Menu. So I checked on how to do it and when I ran it, the problem went away. I should have posted that last night, but it was getting late.

I'll check the individual items from your safe mode list and post again I have a lot of extensions and I have no idea which one might be the culprit (if any). It'll be a nuisance disabling them one at a time to see if any is causing the issue. But if that's what it takes. Unless you have another suggestion.

By the way, deleting the user.js file didn't help.

Thanks again.

mds2013
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Aman,

It's fixed. I just bit the bullet and started disabling extensions. I started with the ones that deal with downloads. It turns out that Download Status Bar has an option that automatically opens the destination folder upon completing the download. I somehow missed that last night when I looked at it (too tired, I guess). I don't know how it got enabled, unless an update made that a default. Or I dd something unintentionally.

Sorry to have wasted your time and thanks for your help.

Aman Routh
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الحل المُختار

hello msd2013, thank you for replying back, its good to know that your problem has been fixed.