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When I right click an image and use "save image as",the default folder has changed to my Desktop.It was the My Pictures folder up untill about 2 weeks ago.How do I change the default for this back to My Pictures?

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I'm running Win XP SP3 with all current patches applied.The only changes I have made recently are to change my privacy settings to clear all history when I close Firefox.I also downloaded Advanced SystemCare recently. I tried the proceedure to rename mimetypes.rdf in the profile folder,but that didn't help.

I'm running Win XP SP3 with all current patches applied.The only changes I have made recently are to change my privacy settings to clear all history when I close Firefox.I also downloaded Advanced SystemCare recently. I tried the proceedure to rename mimetypes.rdf in the profile folder,but that didn't help.

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Tools > Options > General

Under the Downloads section, what is Save files to set for?

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It is set to my Desktop,which is where all my downloaded program files have always gone.I am running FF 3.6.12 with all updates applied.

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The problem seems to be fixed.I did a 'save image as' from 2 different sites and the default was the My Pictures' folder. How did you fix it,and do you know what caused the change? I really appreciate your help.

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I ran Advanced SystemCare,and the original problem reappeared.It must be something I have set in the options for ASC,but I can't figure out which one. Can you tell me what you did to fix this for me on the 14th,so I can change it back and get rid of ASC?