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Opening PDFs automatically with Firefox and, without any changes I might make, saving them with the download function in Firefox, actually ruins the functionality and data entry function of that file. Specifically this happens with PDF files downloaded from the (not all that amusing) PDFs from the FINCEN, (US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network). I do not see why and how Firefox thinks it is allowed to change files that are simply downloaded and saved on Firefox.

In other words, it seems that Firefox strips away certain "permissions" and/or "functions" (like built-in lookup, menu or choice boxes). This means that the file so downloaded via Firefox can no longer be used to properly fill in data, or to look up and choose data items within the file. (I see many times that ANYTHING having to do with "permissions" tends to be an intractable and unsolvable problem for software makers & experts, so, if you do not know right away how to solve the problem, it will probably take you several years to figure this out.)

The PDF in question is created by a government agency. If you have ever dealt with a government agency, then you know that they act sort of like Adobe or Microsoft: "They don't respond, or they do respond & say they do not understand, and if they understand, they are either unwilling or unable to fix the problem."

If there is a switch or option within Firefox, which lets me tell Firefox "Save this file exactly like it is received, nothing added or removed!", that would be nice. I just have not found such an option yet, and it would be nice if it might get provided someday.

I will share my browser data, but I am sort of convinced that a detailed question like mine will not be addressed within that shared data.

Win10 desktop: Boot-up forces selecting Firefox as default, then goes to default apps screen. Selections are correct. No save function (thought they auto-saved) . Then have two Firefox icons on taskbar: first is far left (normal) select and calendar & email launch. The second Firefox icon is far right on taskbar: Select and the system repeats the select browser & default apps Shown in the first line above.

I have always used FireFoxNow the email that I use to login to mozilla accounts. I cannot gain access the email I use too login.Lost my mobile phone and along with that my sim/number too gain access too my mail account!! See no matter what I do, It asks me to verify my gmail/outlook/yahoo etc

I would lobe to gain axx too my main email address but at the moment I cant get A replacement sim with the number I need too gain/verify because. Too get A Replacement ssim with the number I always used for years now.. they "the mobile provider" want the pin code that came with the sim pack that came years ago!?! Like I have looked every were for that sim card pack to get the original pin code too get a replacement. Shur it was years ago and that pack with the original pin code that of course I changed it too A code I would like. So now i am stuck between a rock and a hard place. No original sim, They wont accept that it was years old "Original pin on the sim pack" and I have changed the pin from the original pin, lost the original pin! So I just lets say for mozilla want too change my email too my new email because I cant login to my gmail, even do I know the password etc but google wants me too verify threw the phone I lost or the number I lost.

Can anyone advise me on how I can at the very least change the mail i use to login here too an new mail I had to make.

Kindest Regards, Steve.

When downloading a form from a web site, I unfortunately selected *Deny All* from the new security Drop Down Box. Now all downloads "failed" as response. How can I change this? I have uninstalled and reinstalled browser, however no change.

I have read this blog for years. No problems. Now you are saying it is a problem. I would like to read my friend's blog again. withstringsattached.blogspot.com

I am using Win 11, Microsoft Powertoys > Fancy Zones to manage the screen space on my 5120 x 1440 monitor. I also have System > Display > Multiple Displayers "Remember window locations based on monitor connection" enabled.

Any program I have besides FF will load up exactly where I had it last. FF shifts I am guessing 8 pixels to the right (or left, as this occurs if I close FF on the right side of the monitor.) If you look at the screenshots, the "opened at default" picture shows what FF looks like when I open it. You can see the xulstore.json file shows the screenX position is -8. If I manually type in 0, close out FF and reopen it, it will still shift back to the right a bit even with the .json still saying 0

How do I do one less thing when I turn the pc on and have FF open exactly as far left as possible instead of shifting over to the right?

My hotspot is constantly disconnected by Firefox. I have the latest browser. And if this cant be sorted Ill have to go back to google. Its a nighmare. Firefox keeps giving me a wired connection

Hi there,

I'm running the latest Firefox here on my trusty old Intel Mac Pro on Big Sur. Keeps on truckin'. However, just now I looked and the Mac said it had "Rebooted because of a problem". All my open tabs came right back up in Firefox and my Search History is fine. But when I click on the Address Bar I no longer get the list of top sites that I often visit, NY Times, banking, social media, etc. Why would that suddenly just disappear, and how can I get it back?

Thanks for any tips! - Steve

Moderator note: This question has been edited to correct the formatting.

Just enquiring if anyone else is experiencing problems upload things through Firefox Nightly. I first noticed it around a week ago. I was using ChatGPT and uploading images, drag and drop, and I could get one or two to work, after that, the uploading buffer wheel would freeze. Completley clearing the cache would fox the issue, but it would reappear after one or two uploads again. Same issue, uploading to Grok. Today I tried uploading a couple of images to the The Movie Database, and again, same issue. If I switch to Chrome, no problems. If I use Edge, No problems. Funnily enough, when the issue presented today and I tried to post here, I got locked on the Fastly Client Challenge and had to use Chrome to post here. (I don't know if thats related, but squirrely either way) I have reported the issue on Bugzilla, but just wanted to know if anyone else has this issue. Thanks in Advance. Oz.

Symptoms: Gmail rendered on a half window, Youtube video boxes flickering, weird rendering stuff, is this my ancient GPU card? Other browsers work fine. Is it firefox, my Win11 machine, the old GPU? I don't want to migrate to another browser, but this is getting untenable!

I am signed in to Mozilla account but the VPN plug in never gives me the option to turn it ON. I see the VPN plug in in the tool bar, every time I click on it, it tells me to sign in to my account even though I am already signed in. It never presents the option to turn "on" like I see in the FAQ. The "Turn on VPN" option never appears.

Since around April 2026 , the "Show in folder" option (in "Display the progression of ongoing downloads") does not work anymore when a file is downloaded on a NAS drive . I use a Qnap TS-231P NAS .

MacOS: If not already running, Firefox does not load requested URL on launch MacOS 26.5.2, Firefox 152.0.4

How to reproduce: 1) Set Firefox as the default browser 2) Completely quit Firefox 3) Open a URL (e.g. open Spotlight, type a query, select "Search the web", or any of the many other ways) 4) Observe Firefox opens but does not open a tab with the externally requested URL

This used to work fine. It still works on Windows. Reproduced on two different Macs. If Firefox is already running, it works as expected.