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When I click on the arrow for downloads, a new tab will continue to open

cor-el replied
linda_west5

& continue to open multiple new tabs and I cannot stop it and have to manually delete all of them. When I try to open a download I cannot get it to open in firefox - i click on how to open by using firefox - something happened yesterday - I think I might have clicked on something saying to continue to open new tabs. what do I need to do to correct this mess?

& continue to open multiple new tabs and I cannot stop it and have to manually delete all of them. When I try to open a download I cannot get it to open in firefox - i click on how to open by using firefox - something happened yesterday - I think I might have clicked on something saying to continue to open new tabs. what do I need to do to correct this mess?

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Are you trying to start a download, or open a downloaded file?

You get tabs opening endlessly if you select the Firefox program to handle a file when you get an "Open with" dialog.

Rename (or delete) the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.

You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder: