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Download countdown timer

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snsjets
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Why did Firefox remove the countdown timer that coincided with the progress arrow in the toolbar?? I'd really like to see this return so I don't need to open the download progress window. Why even have the arrow if there is no time displayed?

Why did Firefox remove the countdown timer that coincided with the progress arrow in the toolbar?? I'd really like to see this return so I don't need to open the download progress window. Why even have the arrow if there is no time displayed?
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FredMcD
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Give this a try;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/download-status-bar/ Download Status Bar If you are the kind of person who likes to have total control over every aspect of your downloads, "Download Status Bar" is the add-on you are looking for.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Sorry, but this was hidden in Firefox 54 and removed in Firefox 55. I don't know if there is a satisfying answer to the "Why" question but user interface designers always seem to want to "simplify" things.

snsjets
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Thanks for the replies. I'm a fan of simplification but am a little bummed to see this feature go away. I will check out Download Status Bar.