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Since a Firefox update yesterday, Downloadhelper no longer works. Is there an alternative or can I revert to the previous version of FIrefox?

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Kane47
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Since a Firefox update yesterday, Downloadhelper no longer works. Is there an alternative or can I revert to the previous version of FIrefox?

Since a Firefox update yesterday, Downloadhelper no longer works. Is there an alternative or can I revert to the previous version of FIrefox?

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First, check for updates. Then check the support site for the program.

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FredMcD
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First, check for updates. Then check the support site for the program.

Kane47
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Yay! So far 5.0 only seems to work if I choose to open media with FLV but it works. Thanks! :)

cor-el
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You can try the beta version that only run on Firefox 36 and later.