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There is a small bug in downloading tab,that's when downloading a file or anything,there is no tab showing where to save the files,only auto downloading the files to a specific folder .I already ticked the dialog box about "ask everytime where to download" .Please solve the issue as soon as possible.

There is a small bug in downloading tab,that's when downloading a file or anything,there is no tab showing where to save the files,only auto downloading the files to a specific folder .I already ticked the dialog box about "ask everytime where to download" .Please solve the issue as soon as possible.
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Hi, that setting should be used in these two cases:

(1) The type of content you are downloading has "Save File" as its instruction in the Applications List, Firefox should open a Window File Explorer dialog

(2) When Firefox presents the download dialog ("Open with [relevant application]" or "Save File") you selected Save File, Firefox should open a Window File Explorer dialog

Are those working as expected?


In other cases, for example, when Firefox is opening a file automatically, it doesn't ask you where to save. You do have some control over that. Here are the details:

Firefox 98 changed from saving downloads in the Windows Temp folder for "Open with [relevant application]" or "Use [relevant application]" to saving them in your default downloads folder (the one next to "Save files to" on the Settings page). It's not possible to pass a file to an application without saving it somewhere.

Firefox 102 added a hidden setting to roll back that change. Here's how you access it:

(a) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

More info on about:config: Configuration Editor for Firefox. The moderators would like us to remind you that changes made through this back door aren't fully supported and aren't guaranteed to continue working in the future.

(b) In the search box in the page, type or paste browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir and pause while the list is filtered

(c) Double-click the preference to switch the value from false to true