Recent answers to FF doesn't show the download window/form and instead it only asks download location of file being downloadedhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/13705432022-03-14T14:41:09-07:00You could try changing this preference to false but it's a temporary fix (if it works at all).
brows2022-03-14T14:41:09-07:00auckldrhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370543#answer-1489726<p>You could try changing this preference to false but it's a temporary fix (if it works at all).
<em>browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel</em>
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I haven't had to deal with the issue. Changing the preference mentioned in this quote 2022-03-14T05:25:52-07:00mt-erebus666https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370543#answer-1489633<em><p>terry21 <a href="#answer-1489468" rel="nofollow">said</a></p></em>
<blockquote>I haven't had to deal with the issue. Changing the preference mentioned in this quote from searchfox. org may help.
<em><strong>browser.download.useDownloadDir</strong></em> - bool True - Save files directly to the folder configured via the browser.download.folderList preference. False - Always ask the user where to save a file and default to browser.download.lastDir when displaying a folder picker dialog
<a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox</a>
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Hidden settings edited using the about:config tool are explicitly not supported, which means that Mozilla makes no guarantees they will be supported in the future, or that Mozilla will fix them if they break. Mozilla does not test these preferences, and will not in the future. That includes security and performance testing which these preferences may affect.
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<p>Tweak worked, but the main problem persists. After the option appliance the browser simply saves whatever file automatically without asking whether to open it (into the Temp folder) or Save wherever thefore acting Chrome alike. I'm steel in need of this FF little (but significant) behavior prior to 98.0
</p>I haven't had to deal with the issue. Changing the preference mentioned in this quote from searchfo2022-03-13T10:19:44-07:00auckldrhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370543#answer-1489468<p>I haven't had to deal with the issue. Changing the preference mentioned in this quote from searchfox. org may help.
</p><p><em><strong>browser.download.useDownloadDir</strong></em> - bool True - Save files directly to the folder configured via the browser.download.folderList preference. False - Always ask the user where to save a file and default to browser.download.lastDir when displaying a folder picker dialog
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Hidden settings edited using the about:config tool are explicitly not supported, which means that Mozilla makes no guarantees they will be supported in the future, or that Mozilla will fix them if they break. Mozilla does not test these preferences, and will not in the future. That includes security and performance testing which these preferences may affect.
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</p>Thanks for prompt, but it didn't help much... Still, the needed content type is not in the applicati2022-03-13T03:57:41-07:00mt-erebus666https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370543#answer-1489410<p>Thanks for prompt, but it didn't help much... Still, the needed content type is not in the applications list and it seems like I cannot add it manually.
</p><p>Just to note, if I didn't properly, the compressed archives formats (zip, rar, 7z etc. etc.) are that I actually wish to be opened (as temporary), not saved permanently (like, into Downloads folder).
</p>The section linked below is supposed to allow adding a file type. Good luck.
https://support.mozill2022-03-11T12:54:13-08:00auckldrhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370543#answer-1489057<p>The section linked below is supposed to allow adding a file type. Good luck.
</p><p><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions</a>
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