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Firefox downloads a file with the wrong file extension. How can I fix this?

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dartz
dartz
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The title says it all. When I download files, it comes out with the wrong extension, not sure what extension it comes out as.

It actually just comes out as "file."

How can I fix this? Is there something in about:config I can tweak to eliminate this error?

The title says it all. When I download files, it comes out with the wrong extension, not sure what extension it comes out as. It actually just comes out as "file." How can I fix this? Is there something in about:config I can tweak to eliminate this error?

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Francisco MJ
Francisco MJ
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Hi dartz!

This type of problems are not related with the browser you are using, in this case, Firefox. This issues are the consequence of the way that the website "packed" the file.

What you should do is download the file, locate the file, give right click on the file and select "Rename". Now, don't change the name!!! Just add "." and then the extension that you wanted. Example, you download the file "norwegianwood", after renaming it, it should read "norwegianwood.srt".

Hope this works for you, take care!

cor-el
cor-el
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You can manually add the correct file extension when you save a file if there is currently no file extension appended.