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I try to download a picture from a website and it downloads as a firefox document which is not a picture but a page of symbols...

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choctaw
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I right click on a picture in a website to download to my desktop but it downloads as a firefox document.IP downloads the picture..why can't firefox?

I right click on a picture in a website to download to my desktop but it downloads as a firefox document.IP downloads the picture..why can't firefox?

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cor-el
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You can rename such files and give them a valid file extension for an image file like .jpg or .png to get working images.
If Windows is hiding the file extension and is preventing you from changing it then add quotes around the name ("image.jpg") or rename the file via a CMD prompt window.