I'm required to repeatedly find the same file destination folder when saving files
I have to copy a number of files from a government Internet web page. They are all .pdf files. They are all going to the same folder here on my Windows 7 system. After finishing one, I move on to another, and find I have to select the destination folder all over again. With XP I would find the destination folder would remain, where I did not have to search for it again. Is there a solution?
Semua Balasan (4)
By default, Firefox stores the last used download directory on a site-by-site basis. If the source of the download is identical (i.e., the server hosting the actual PDF, not the index page linking to the PDFs) then normally Firefox will use that same folder.
But you are getting pointed to the main Downloads folder every time?
The last used directory for the website (host) serving the file for download will be preselected in the file picker. If no download directory for the current website (host) has been stored, browser.download.lastDir will be used. You can disable this feature to remember a host based download directory by creating a new Boolean pref on the about:config page with the name browser.download.lastDir.savePerSite pref and set its value to false.
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.
You can delete the content-prefs.sqlite file in the Profile Folder to only remove settings stored in this file. That way you keep exceptions stored in permissions.sqlite that would get lost if you clear the "Site Preferences" via Clear Recent History.
You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
jscher2000 said
But you are getting pointed to the main Downloads folder every time?
Yes - on one computer, a laptop where I had to replace a hard drive and reinstall Windows 7 and everything. (Other computers with a similar Win 7 installation work OK.)
Was cor-el's suggestion helpful? That should change how Firefox behaves to always suggest the previously used folder instead of suggesting folders based on the source of the download.