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want to see my downloads in special seperat window, that I can close firefox without interupting downloads - that is (was) possible - I don't find the button

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Hi, thank you for your helpingoffer -

For the last years the download-window ist changing- once in a while - depending on the update...

I either see my downloads in a new tab (which I can extract/seperate to a new window) - if I close firefox (eg- for installing a new app) I get the question wheather I would like to stop my download. And the restart stops the download.

In some updates of Firefox this doesn't happen. If I click on "show my Downloads" - a seperat small Window appears - which is independnt of Firefox (different header and no symbole-line and tab-line -etc... - I can close firefox and restart it - and the download is not in affected - the special window stays open during the restart

I have tried everything and read every help-article, but I don't find the button to show/create this special download window ... problably it is very easy and just one click away ... so please just tell me, where it ist hidden...

If the changing has nothing to do with the updates - it could also be coupled with "don't make a Chronic" - than I would kindly ask you to extract this special button for the special window- that it doesn't reset automaticly to the "Tab-Version" of downloads. The downloadprozess should be seperated from the browsingprozess (in Tabs) permanently.

Thank you very much

Hi, thank you for your helpingoffer - For the last years the download-window ist changing- once in a while - depending on the update... I either see my downloads in a new tab (which I can extract/seperate to a new window) - if I close firefox (eg- for installing a new app) I get the question wheather I would like to stop my download. And the restart stops the download. In some updates of Firefox this doesn't happen. If I click on "show my Downloads" - a seperat small Window appears - which is independnt of Firefox (different header and no symbole-line and tab-line -etc... - I can close firefox and restart it - and the download is not in affected - the special window stays open during the restart I have tried everything and read every help-article, but I don't find the button to show/create this special download window ... problably it is very easy and just one click away ... so please just tell me, where it ist hidden... If the changing has nothing to do with the updates - it could also be coupled with "don't make a Chronic" - than I would kindly ask you to extract this special button for the special window- that it doesn't reset automaticly to the "Tab-Version" of downloads. The downloadprozess should be seperated from the browsingprozess (in Tabs) permanently. Thank you very much

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I think you are talking about <Control> J

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thank you for repliyng ! ... no, that doesn't solve the problem at all ... you are right: STRG-J opens the window...but what it does, depends on the certain update.... with the version I have right now it only opens a new Tab (which I can extrakt to a new window - of course) - but it doesn't open the new system-window which appears in some versions (as it probably does in your case right now...) (for the last three years ... sometimes it comes with it, sometimes it doesn't - you never know...) ???