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how to stop firefox from auto downloading a task

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asedunga
asedunga
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i have set firefox (by checking a box) to download files automatically when i click on a link that contains files. now i want to stop this. what do i do?

i have set firefox (by checking a box) to download files automatically when i click on a link that contains files. now i want to stop this. what do i do?

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ideato
ideato
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Hello asedunga, go from 3-bar menu on your right up > Options > General tab > Downloads > click the "Always ask me where to save files", close the tab, exit firefox and restart it. Probably you are ok now. :-)

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/startup-home-page-tabs-download-settings#w_downloads

thank you