always creates a Download Directory

so I personally never use the Download Directory, because I anyway always select the Download location. but even though I set the location to XYZ it creates a ~/Download … (read more)

so I personally never use the Download Directory, because I anyway always select the Download location. but even though I set the location to XYZ it creates a ~/Download Directory. I Also tired to set the default download location directly to my Home directory, but it still creates the ~/Download Directory.

I am not sure if it's a bug or if I can disable it, or if Firefox need too do it. but it becomes annoying to always delete the ~/Download Directory.

maybe it is an OS septic problem? (ArchLinux btw) but I highly doubt that.

so why does it always, and I mean always create a ~/Download Directory when I download, even though I never selected it, it's Just empty e.c.t.

Asked by nonamed duck 1 day ago

Last reply by jeff-g 1 day ago

Firefox 115.24.0esr (64-bit) on iMac slow internet connection measurments

https://speedtest.xfinity.com/ I have a 600 Mbps internet connection with Infinity. It measures the speed on Chrome, through my router, however, Firefox only measures t… (read more)

https://speedtest.xfinity.com/

I have a 600 Mbps internet connection with Infinity. It measures the speed on Chrome, through my router, however, Firefox only measures the internet speed at approximately 400Mbps. Firefox is slow. I have done all thing suggested to make Firefox perform better. What has happened to this browser? Also the Browser when loaded with too many tabs freezes and has to be forced quit. I started using Vivaldi that measures over 600Mbps. Comments. My laptop is a older iMac that still works perfectly running High Sierra. No more Mac's, Apple has lost it way on producing computers, and has defaulted itself to a phone company.

Attached is a screen shot that shows Firefox trying to measure the speed, but the test has frozen, will not complete.

Asked by rlmrlm 1 day ago

Last reply by jeff-g 1 day ago

AT&T Error Msg

For the past several months I'm unable to Login to Mozilla Foxfire from my Desktop. The URL I'm using is: http://www.my.yahoo.com - it then switches to https://signin.a… (read more)

For the past several months I'm unable to Login to Mozilla Foxfire from my Desktop. The URL I'm using is: http://www.my.yahoo.com - it then switches to https://signin.att.com and I get the following message: "AT&T - It's not you, it's us. We can't complete your request right now, please try again."

Regardless how often I attempt to Login, it's useless. I'm obligated to go to Google Chrome to access my Yahoo Mail & Calendar. Have gone many years without a hitch, now this. As a long time supporter of Mozilla Foxfire I would appreciate any help y'all could offer. Thank you. esaviles@sbcglobal.net

Asked by esaviles 1 day ago

Last reply by jeff-g 1 day ago

Certificate Manager Authorities

Was reviewing my Settings. Looked under Privacy & Security, Browser Privacy, Certificates, View Certificates. The Certificate Manager has many listed under “Authoriti… (read more)

Was reviewing my Settings. Looked under Privacy & Security, Browser Privacy, Certificates, View Certificates. The Certificate Manager has many listed under “Authorities.” Some look suspicious. How do I determine which are valid and which should be deleted?

Asked by macmare58 3 days ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 day ago

Firefox changes font color

Some web sites such as Amazon have an options bars to select items like 'review order'. When the web page first comes up, they show white in the dark bar. But Firefox i… (read more)

Some web sites such as Amazon have an options bars to select items like 'review order'. When the web page first comes up, they show white in the dark bar. But Firefox is immediately changing the white to purple so that it is almost impossible to read. I haven't been able to find anything in settings to correct this. I do not have this issue when I use Chrome.

Asked by kflorup 5 days ago

Last reply by kflorup 1 day ago

Duolingo

I have downloaded Duolingo on my Windows 11 laptop. When I try to run it, it says that it can not open it because it can't find Microsoft Edge. This is the latest version… (read more)

I have downloaded Duolingo on my Windows 11 laptop. When I try to run it, it says that it can not open it because it can't find Microsoft Edge. This is the latest version of the app. I can't find anywhere to change the Duolingo default browser. I have Firefox set as MY default browser in windows settings. I also have AVG Secure Browser installed on my laptop but seldom use it. I donot have MS Edge installed on any of my computers. Can anyone help me find a solution to this problem? What other information do you need?

Asked by Lyn 1 day ago

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Chinese hanzi instead of Japanese kanji are rendered on websites

Hello, I'm a bit out of ideas how I can get Firefox to display the correct characters. For reference: https://learnjapanese.moe/font/ Windows: I only have german and ja… (read more)

Hello,

I'm a bit out of ideas how I can get Firefox to display the correct characters. For reference: https://learnjapanese.moe/font/

Windows: I only have german and japanese locale installed, i even changed in intl.cpl the language to japanese. I have installed the japanese language pack / fonts and it's showing correctly in any windows editor.

Firefox: Second language set to japanese, disabled all addons, tried it on private mode to no success.

Any ideas how I get the characters to display?

Edit: I made it work by changing in about:config the font.cjk_pref_fallback_order-string to have ja as first.

Asked by heunisch 1 day ago

Answered by heunisch 1 day ago

Lost data from profile after wiping windows

Hello, I just wiped windows and lost my bookmarks, passwords, and the like. I looked into the support options, as well Firefox profiles (about:profiles) but can't seem to… (read more)

Hello, I just wiped windows and lost my bookmarks, passwords, and the like. I looked into the support options, as well Firefox profiles (about:profiles) but can't seem to get that data back. It's odd to me that it didn't sync because I also wiped windows last month and it recovered all of my data as soon as I signed into my Firefox account,so I was hoping that would happen again.

Any way to get this back?

Thank you.

Asked by dredre0702 1 day ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 day ago

Cannot find any way to increase font size in download dialog windows?

I can change font size in general via Firefox settings, BUT! whenever I want to download a file from any given website, the download window that appears, in which I can n… (read more)

I can change font size in general via Firefox settings, BUT! whenever I want to download a file from any given website, the download window that appears, in which I can navigate to a folder on my computer and choose a name for the file, has such super small font!!! And to make it worse, the text largely is in a soft gray rather than a nice strong black!

SO hard to read.

I would love an easy way to make this font always bigger for all these situations. If anyone can provide the solution I'm super grateful!

Asked by z. ixa 2 days ago

Last reply by rightcheckin 2 days ago

Duplicate File Downloads of tar.xz File Format

Hello, I have noticed an issue with the download process. Perhaps it can be easily fixed. ( Is this the right place to report? ) Downloading a duplicate of a .tar.xz ar… (read more)

Hello,

I have noticed an issue with the download process. Perhaps it can be easily fixed. ( Is this the right place to report? )

Downloading a duplicate of a .tar.xz archive results in a corruption of the name extension, as the suffix should be placed one dot before;

ie. "fileName(2).tar.xz" and not "fileName.tar(2).xz" ;

It actually seamed a couple of times to be a corrupted download.

Thank yoouu

Asked by RGB Trouw 2 days ago

Last reply by RGB Trouw 1 day ago

Delayed video start/resume while on bluetooth

To preface this, I am on MacOS. I noticed a small delay before starting videos while I have my AirPods connected. There are a few scenarios where this delay does not exi… (read more)

To preface this, I am on MacOS.

I noticed a small delay before starting videos while I have my AirPods connected. There are a few scenarios where this delay does not exist: - Any other browser - Audio is actively playing elsewhere - Mic is in use (like a zoom meeting in the background, even when muted) - Audio is muted

I have tried safe-mode, reinstalling, and even messing with the config, to no avail. I know for sure this is isolated to Firefox, and I believe it's due to how audio devices are handled. I would rather my videos immediately play rather than wait for a "health" check from my connected device, even if there isn't audio for that time period.

Asked by Spikers 2 days ago

Last reply by Denys 1 day ago

cookie settings preventing me from using Gmail and Google drive

I am confused, because I have been unable to access google drive and Gmail, for a while now because every time I go to the website it says we have detected a problem with… (read more)

I am confused, because I have been unable to access google drive and Gmail, for a while now because every time I go to the website it says we have detected a problem with your cookie settings, I have tried default settings, and entering safe mode on Firefox, but neither worked. I would much appreciate assistance.

Asked by levihannan117 1 day ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 day ago

Firefox does not suggest Username, only suggests password

Firefox Version 139.0.4 (64-bit) Its been an issue for me for quite a while. Seems to occur for some websites. But it's getting to a point where it feels like every webs… (read more)

Firefox Version 139.0.4 (64-bit)

Its been an issue for me for quite a while. Seems to occur for some websites. But it's getting to a point where it feels like every website is encountering this issue.

Firefox does a good job storing password and usernames when creating said username and password. But it will never suggest a username...

A similar topic is, how can I make firefox autofill username for websites?

Asked by Krambit 1 day ago

Last reply by jeff-g 1 day ago

One website opens with a blank white screen.

When logging in to a website that I use many times every day all day, all of a sudden I log on and all I get is a blank white screen. I have tried clearing everything, re… (read more)

When logging in to a website that I use many times every day all day, all of a sudden I log on and all I get is a blank white screen. I have tried clearing everything, restarting Firefox, removing Firefox and re-installing it, rebooting the computer, starting Firefox in the safe mode but no change. The same problem shows up on three different computers on two different networks with two different ISPs. The website opens normally on Edge and Chrome. I would prefer to be able to use Firefox. Using version 139.0.4 (64-bit) on all three computers. I would really appreciate any help that is available.

Asked by Barry 4 days ago

Last reply by Denys 1 day ago

My laptop screen goes black when i try to play videos that are on certain websites

I have noticed recently that when i try to play certain videos i am sent that are embedded on webpages the screen just goes black and i cannot see anything but i can sti… (read more)

I have noticed recently that when i try to play certain videos i am sent that are embedded on webpages the screen just goes black and i cannot see anything but i can still hear the video playing in the background. Why is this happening. I have a new HP envy laptop and am using firefox browser but when i use my work laptop which does not have firefox (IBM Thinkpad) i do not face this issue therefore i assume it is a setting in firefox

Asked by ukgopher 2 days ago

Last reply by Denys 1 day ago