I am currently unable to download files in my firefox browser in general. The only way that I can download is to use the IE Tab file extension to convert a Firefox tab into an embedded Internet Explorer tab. This seems to fool the browser. Places where I have had the problem include downloading files in regular Firefox tabs from flickr.com and downloading the latest update for my Adobe Flash Player. These examples all worked flawlessly in the embedded tab with the IE Tab file extension.
Firefox not downloading files
Can you detail the problem a little more? What does/does not happen when you try downloading something? Does it immediately say the download has finished, does it do nothing at all?
Did you mean that only those two website failed to downloading files ?
The later one should be fine as you could download it from adobe web site and install directly from the desktop.
For the flicker, can you detail it a bit. What messages do you see it both for type of typical / error.
Thanks,
The later one should be fine as you could download it from adobe web site and install directly from the desktop.
For the flicker, can you detail it a bit. What messages do you see it both for type of typical / error.
Thanks,
| HalfBloodPrince wrote: |
| Can you detail the problem a little more? What does/does not happen when you try downloading something? Does it immediately say the download has finished, does it do nothing at all? |
Right now if I right click on an image on flickr.com there is no option available to save the image. If I right click on an image in a wikipedia article I get an option to "Save image as", but when I select that option nothing happens. The problems vary from website to website and filetype to filetype. When I try to download software, I get the box prompting me to save the file. However, when I hit O.K. to initiate the download, nothing happens.
1. Are you on the latest version?
If not, upgrade first.
2. Does this issue still occur with all extensions disabled?
If not, turn them on one by one until you find the cause.
3. Can you download something by going to a download link? What happens if you type a downloadable url into the address bar?
If not, upgrade first.
2. Does this issue still occur with all extensions disabled?
If not, turn them on one by one until you find the cause.
3. Can you download something by going to a download link? What happens if you type a downloadable url into the address bar?
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| 1. Are you on the latest version?
If not, upgrade first. 2. Does this issue still occur with all extensions disabled? If not, turn them on one by one until you find the cause. 3. Can you download something by going to a download link? What happens if you type a downloadable url into the address bar? |
and then, have you tried 'right click' link and then choosing the options to download the file.
m sure it will work.
| aningbo wrote: | ||
and then, have you tried 'right click' link and then choosing the options to download the file. m sure it will work. |
I am using 3.5.5. It seems that you are suggesting that one of my addons is interfering with downloading and that in order to solve the problem, I need to eliminate possibilities one at a time. This seems logical. In fact, it would probably work. However, I have about 25 downloads. I am not going to spend that much time on the issue since right now it can be solved by simply switching to IE view for whatever tab I am in that I want to download from. If I get desperate (I.E, if this IE view stops solving the problem) your solution is next in line.
BTW, I am not sure what you are asking in part 3.
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