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Downloads panel automatically opens

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The latest update included "Downloads panel automatically opens".

Man this roasts my chestnuts!

How do I disable such terrible behaviour?

The latest update included "Downloads panel automatically opens". Man this roasts my chestnuts! How do I disable such terrible behaviour?

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In Firefox 97 and 98+ there have been changes to the download panel.

You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to prevent opening the download panel on each download.

  • browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

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In Firefox 97 and 98+ there have been changes to the download panel.

You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to prevent opening the download panel on each download.

  • browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.