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Firefoy Android: How to kill dead hidden downloads?

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Hi everyone!

I tried to download .pdf files from the web. Due to bad internet connection this was not possible at that time. So Firefox informed me that the download has failed, and I accepted this message and intended to start the process later with Wifi again from scratch. My FF download file list is actually empty.

Nevertheless Firefox tries every 15min to download these files, maybe due to a hidden reminder or entry, and every time I am informed that the download failed again and again and again...

How do I terminate (dead/stopped) downloads that I cannot find, finally?

Yes, forcing the app to stop and clearing all data (cache only is not sufficient) kills the dead hidden links, too, but I don't want to set up FF everytime when this occurs.

Thank you very much for your support.

Best regards - Thorsten Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Android 5.0

Hi everyone! I tried to download .pdf files from the web. Due to bad internet connection this was not possible at that time. So Firefox informed me that the download has failed, and I accepted this message and intended to start the process later with Wifi again from scratch. My FF download file list is actually empty. Nevertheless Firefox tries every 15min to download these files, maybe due to a hidden reminder or entry, and every time I am informed that the download failed again and again and again... How do I terminate (dead/stopped) downloads that I cannot find, finally? Yes, forcing the app to stop and clearing all data (cache only is not sufficient) kills the dead hidden links, too, but I don't want to set up FF everytime when this occurs. Thank you very much for your support. Best regards - Thorsten Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Android 5.0

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Right, this is known issue and should be fixed in the next version.