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I use a portal for work and am required to download a variety of documents for specific tasks. When I download certain documents, predominantly Word documents, they are saved with a file name that ends with the word attachment, e.g. 'abcd.docx,attachment'

This does not happen with any other browsers that I use and I know the obvious answer is to use those but I'm interested as to whether anybody else has had this problem and whether they have found a solution?

I use Adobe a lot to open pdf forms from business accounts online. Recently, when I click on the downloaded pdf, they will auto-open now, but I have to completely quit out of Adobe before a second pdf can be opened.

I thought it might be an Adobe issue, but the same thing happened with a different file type that does not use Adobe. I tried to open a downloaded picture (jpg) and could only open one, then close out of preview before opening a second picture. It is definitely a problem with the Firefox downloads and how they are being processed.

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Recently, I have been testing the functionality of my website using Puppeteer, but I found an issue with the file names when operating the Firefox browser through Puppeteer. When the user clicks the download button, my JS code generates a series of special file names. However, when I use Puppeteer, the file names seem to be truncated. Additionally, I have configured the BIDI protocol while using Puppeteer.

For example: When I manually open the firfox browser and click download button, the file name I get is ANTLMonitoring_MRBTS-530377530377530377_Wroclaw_class._2!__________+-=~,*@#$^&*()￥'.{}[]*;中文Приве..*TEST_123_20251028-0409.csv But when I perform the same steps using Puppeteer, the downloaded file name is ANTLMonitoring_MRBTS-530377530377530377_Wroclaw_class._2!__________`+-=~,_@#$^&_().csv (puppeteer)

Comparison: ANTLMonitoring_MRBTS-530377530377530377_Wroclaw_class._2!__________`+-=~,_@#$^&_().csv (puppeteer) ANTLMonitoring_MRBTS-530377530377530377_Wroclaw_class._2!__________+-=~,*@#$^&*()￥'.{}[]_;中文Приве.._TEST_123_20251028-0409.csv (Manual)

In both manual testing and Puppeteer testing, I used the default browser configuration. The operating system tested is Windows 11, and the browser version is 144.0 (64-bit). Can anyone help me with this issue? Thank you very much!

I am unable to enter or browse for a location to save downloads in the settings for this browser. The box to type in a destination does not allow me to type any text and the button labeled "Browse" does not pop up any additional window after I click it for me to choose a destination folder for downloads. I need to be able to alter these settings or will have to resort to using a different browser all together. I have been able to modify these same settings within Safari. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

I have the box checked 'Always ask you where to save files' but Firefox saves them to the default folder which I can't delete. it's a real pain in the a** to have to go back and move files. How can I change this?

Bonjour, Comment forcer Firefox à toujours ouvrir un fichier .msg (outlook classic), au lieu d'avoir la fenêtre qui propose d’enregistrer (par défaut) ou bien d'ouvrir avec Outlook (mon choix) ? Merci.

In Settings I have "Save files to" set to Desktop. Under Applications, I have PDF Files set to "Save File." If I download any other type of file, it is saved to the Desktop, as instructed. However, when I open Firefox, the Save dialog shows PDF files will be saved to Downloads. If I change it to Desktop, the file will be saved to the Desktop. Other types of file, as mentioned above, show Desktop as the default in the Save dialog. Once I set Desktop for a PDF file, it will be remembered until I close and reopen Firefox. It will then switch back to the Downloads folder, but again, only for PDF files. Why? This is something that has stated happening sometime over the last couple of months.

Windows 10 Pro 22H2, October 2025 patches installed. Firefox v144.0.2

On macOS the previous behaviour in Firefox was that the text content from the drag&drop was sent to the application I dropped to (and still works this way when doing so to the open application). But now Firefox downloads the image preview that I use to enable the drag&drop with into a temp folder, giving it a serial name. Is there any setting to revert back to the old behaviour? And if, not can you implement one please?

Regards, Åke Samuelson

When a PDF has been edited and needs to be saved again, the save dialog does not show the location of the current PDF, but rather the location where the last PDF was saved. I couldn't find a way to change this!

Hi Guys,

FireFox keeps saving Torrent links to my Downloads folder even though I have set it to just open the links directly with my torrent client. This is super frustrating having to go into my downloads folder on a daily basis just to delete a laundry list of .torrent files. How do I get this crap to PERMANENTLY stop from downloading and just opening directly with my torrent client?

Mozilla (and this feature of Firefox forcibly downloading files to my drives after being specifically marked to be opened DIRECTLY), is just Mozilla and FireFox purposely & forcefully shortening the lifespan of my SSD's. By forcing these link files to be downloaded to my Downloads folder (filling it up with crap) which in turn is forcing me to constantly delete these (link files) is causing unnecessary extra wear on my SSD!! I live in South Africa where an SSD costs the same as 8 MONTHS worth of utilities (electricity and gas). So we tend not to look kindly on unnecessary wear and tear... especially if there is a function to minimize this but it simply doesn't work as it's supposed to.

Please give me a way to completely and permanently STOP FireFox from downloading these magnet links to my SSD or kindly recommend a better/different browser that doesn't do this.... just like the "old FireFox" didn't.

Thank you.

Hello,

I'm using Firefox on Manjaro. Usually I'm using dolphin but I've installed nemo too for having a second option if dolphin doesn't work. But after installing nemo the file management software when opening the folder where the file downloaded switched to dolphin. Where can I change it back to dolphin?

Firefox Version: 135.0 (64-Bit)

System Information: Operating System: Manjaro Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0 Qt Version: 6.8.1 Kernel Version: 6.12.11-1-MANJARO (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11