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Stop Auto Open After Download

Hi, I am a student, who tend to mass download files at once. The annoying part is that after every download, firefox automatically opens up the downloaded file in a new … (read more)

Hi,

I am a student, who tend to mass download files at once. The annoying part is that after every download, firefox automatically opens up the downloaded file in a new tap. How can I disable automatically open files after download?

Thanks.

Asked by z7798xxzzz 10 months ago

Answered by Terry 10 months ago

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Fidelity Auto-Logout

I'm having an issue with Fidelity Investments website logging me off after 5-10 minutes of inactivity. Before Fidelity's website redesign, I could go at least 30 minutes… (read more)

I'm having an issue with Fidelity Investments website logging me off after 5-10 minutes of inactivity. Before Fidelity's website redesign, I could go at least 30 minutes or more without having to login again. It seems now I have to login constantly.

I have contacted Fidelity, but the said it was a Firefox issue, however, I cannot find any information about this issue (or I don't know where to look).

How do I extend the time before needing to login again? Thoughts on if is this even a Firefox issue or is it Fidelity's website?

Thank you!

Asked by SS 11 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 11 months ago

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A few days ago Firefox extensions stopped working

All 3 extensions that I use stopped working today: adblocker ultimate, scriptblocker ultimate, image video block. Add-ons manager says they're installed and enabled. I … (read more)

All 3 extensions that I use stopped working today: adblocker ultimate, scriptblocker ultimate, image video block. Add-ons manager says they're installed and enabled.

I don't know whether it's relevant, but a few days ago Firefox ignored all my settings and I had to reset them. It kept the history.

Asked by RandomTroll 1 year ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 year ago

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Bookmarks on Toolbar missing

For years had bookmarks in folders showing on Bookmark Toolbar. Today they are all gone. Still in my Bookmarks on the drop down Menu, but not appearing on the Toolbar. … (read more)

For years had bookmarks in folders showing on Bookmark Toolbar. Today they are all gone. Still in my Bookmarks on the drop down Menu, but not appearing on the Toolbar. Please help. Can't seem to drop and drag them there. Also, the Bookmarks Toolbar keeps disappearing every time I go to look at a new tab.

Asked by murync 8 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 8 months ago

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How do I always show open tabs

I recently updated to Firefox 110.0. The tabs display at the top of the window in Firefox Mac as they always have. The problem is that they auto-hide in Firefox Windows … (read more)

I recently updated to Firefox 110.0. The tabs display at the top of the window in Firefox Mac as they always have.

The problem is that they auto-hide in Firefox Windows and I have to press the Alt key to re-display them. I want the always visible. How do I turn the auto-hide feature off?

I checked for browser extensions on the Windows version and don't have any installed. The only plugins are codec- or encryption-related.

I'm not sure whether this new behavior is new to 110 or to a less recent version as I use the Windows version less often than the Mac version.

Asked by CharlesBelov 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Pressing "Ctrl" opens the sidebar for some reason? How do I stop it?

Within the last day or two, Firefox has started opening the sidebar whenever I press "ctrl", which has caused a lot of annoying misclicks and prevents me from using "ctrl… (read more)

Within the last day or two, Firefox has started opening the sidebar whenever I press "ctrl", which has caused a lot of annoying misclicks and prevents me from using "ctrl+" functions (e.g. new tab, cut, copy, paste, etc.).

How do I disable the sidebar? The instructions at the support page titled "Use the Firefox Sidebar to access bookmarks, history and synced tabs", specifically the subsection titled "Toggle the Sidebar on and off" (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-firefox-sidebar-access-bookmarks-history-synced), are unhelpful at best and incomprehensible at worst.

This problem is incredibly frustrating, and has even impeded me writing this request for help, since I couldn't use the keyboard to copy+paste the article title and URL.

TL;DR Please help me (permanently?) disable the sidebar from appearing.

Asked by tankertuxbro 2 years ago

Last reply by Terry 2 years ago

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transferred my email account to new computer

I recently got a new computer and when I setup/transfer my email account over the history did not transfer with it. How can i get my history to do this? On my second em… (read more)

I recently got a new computer and when I setup/transfer my email account over the history did not transfer with it. How can i get my history to do this? On my second email address I am now not receiving emails?

Asked by j.pbarlow 7 months ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 7 months ago

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Loading home page jumps to bottom

My client's website is loading incorrectly on Firefox. When the homepage loads, it jumps down to the contact form at the bottom. This doesn't occur on other browsers. … (read more)

My client's website is loading incorrectly on Firefox. When the homepage loads, it jumps down to the contact form at the bottom. This doesn't occur on other browsers.

Asked by heklawiter 8 months ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 8 months ago

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Download files

For ‘few a few weeks now the option to choose where to save files has failed, even with the latest 101.0.1 (64-bit) on windows 11 Home. Any ideas? This evening I changed… (read more)

For ‘few a few weeks now the option to choose where to save files has failed, even with the latest 101.0.1 (64-bit) on windows 11 Home. Any ideas?

This evening I changed the default location to my data area, so at least it will hopefully defaulting to ms 'downloads' folder.

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home Version 10.0.22000 Build 22000

Asked by Ian Holden 2 years ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 2 years ago

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#main-window need to support transparency

Hi guys. I really want to ask Firefox developers to add the ability for #main-window to support transparency - background color: transparent . Any attempt to add transpa… (read more)

Hi guys. I really want to ask Firefox developers to add the ability for #main-window to support transparency - background color: transparent .

Any attempt to add transparency, or color with an alpha channel breaks the increase and decrease of the window, and the borders of some windows have bugs. When adding a normal color to the background, everything remains correct and works fine.


PS: I mean css customization. html id="main-window" css #main-window

Asked by dmtiir 2 years ago

Last reply by dmtiir 2 years ago

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HOW to stop searches from the URL box which is not long enough to show complete results. and mouse over does not work either. I want to search from the middle of the home page. Security issue? I will take the risk.

HOW do I stop searches from happening in the URL box? This is DRIVING ME CRAZY. The URL box is not long enough to show complete results and mouse over does not work eithe… (read more)

HOW do I stop searches from happening in the URL box? This is DRIVING ME CRAZY. The URL box is not long enough to show complete results and mouse over does not work either, so I PREFER to TAKE THE RISK and search from the search box on the middle of the home page. WHY has FF taken this control away from us? If it is a security issue, I would take the risk as the current problem makes the search suggestions limited in value since you cant see the complete suggestion UNLESS you go to the site

Asked by BertD FireFox 2 years ago

Last reply by cor-el 2 years ago

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Does having inactive tabs, such as news articles with embedded videos playing, consume data?

In my location, my only option for internet access is a mobile hotspot with limited data. Consequently, I am always mindful of my data usage when using my laptop. Despite… (read more)

In my location, my only option for internet access is a mobile hotspot with limited data. Consequently, I am always mindful of my data usage when using my laptop. Despite primarily browsing static pages, email, and other low-data activities, I often find my data usage higher than anticipated. The main culprit comes to mind to be videos embedded in news articles. Sometimes, with multiple tabs open, I switch to an inactive tab only to find a video playing. Although I've configured my Firefox preferences not to autoplay videos, it seems that YouTube videos still override these settings.

So, my question is, when a tab is inactive, does Firefox stop all data transfer for that tab in the background? And if not, what are the solutions to stop any background data other than continually closing all tabs?


Also, any suggestions on this topic are appreciated, especially from and to users who also live in remote areas without fiber, DSL, etc.

Asked by Terra Civis 8 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 8 months ago

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Firefox as default browser

I suspect that a recent Microsoft update changed the default browser on my computer from Firefox to Microsoft Edge so everything now opens in Edge instead of Firefox. W… (read more)

I suspect that a recent Microsoft update changed the default browser on my computer from Firefox to Microsoft Edge so everything now opens in Edge instead of Firefox.

When I checked in Firefox Settings I saw that Firefox was supposedly still the default browser. I hoped that by re-selecting Firefox as the default it would take things back to the way I liked them (Firefox as default), but I'm still stuck with everything opening in Edge and am very unhappy about that. I like the greater privacy of using Firefox, and I prefer the way it works.

How can I disable or completely get rid of Edge and get back to Firefox as default browser? I don't like being spied on, and I don't like having my choices disabled and being forced to do something I didn't choose.

If someone can help I would appreciate it greatly but in replying, please bear in mind that I'm a 76-year-old retired carpenter more familiar with hammers than with computers.

Al R.

Asked by alreu 8 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 8 months ago

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Porting Firefox

Tomorrow I will help a friend update their unsupported Linux OS to the most current version of the OS. The present version of Firefox is 88. Firefox could not update I a… (read more)

Tomorrow I will help a friend update their unsupported Linux OS to the most current version of the OS. The present version of Firefox is 88. Firefox could not update I assume because of the age of the OS.

My concern is porting everything correctly from the old to the new version of Firefox. If I setup sync, will it restore his passwords and add-ons in addition to his bookmarks?

If not is there a good way to do it?

Asked by Guy 8 months ago

Last reply by James 8 months ago

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loses position in bookmark scroll

I just updated to ver 11. prior to this if I scrolled down a list of bookmarks in a folder the next time I went to the folder ff would remember where I was and open at th… (read more)

I just updated to ver 11. prior to this if I scrolled down a list of bookmarks in a folder the next time I went to the folder ff would remember where I was and open at that spot. now every time I open the folder I am at the top of the list. this is very inconvenient since my folders has a LOT of bookmarks tagged. is there some option I need to check or uncheck. some other way to restore the reopen at previous location.

Asked by partisan1 1 year ago

Last reply by AliceWyman 1 year ago

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Add-on to keep browser open in background?

In Google Chrome there's an extension called lightening Reopen to keep the browser open in the background. Is there something like that for Firefox? Many thanks. … (read more)

In Google Chrome there's an extension called lightening Reopen to keep the browser open in the background. Is there something like that for Firefox?

Many thanks.

Asked by tom.husband 1 year ago

Last reply by tom.husband 1 year ago

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Opening webpage searches in new tab

Currently, it seems to be a general key combo to use `Shift + Enter` within a search bar to open those results in a new window. However, I cannot seem to find any way to … (read more)

Currently, it seems to be a general key combo to use `Shift + Enter` within a search bar to open those results in a new window. However, I cannot seem to find any way to do this with a new tab. I found some old support articles about changing `browser.search.openintab` in `about:config`, but that seems to be on the browser level, not on a webpage level.

Does this functionality exist, or is this my white whale?

Asked by N. Henn. 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago