Firefox acts like its download a file but doesnt

Yesterday, Firefox was behaving strangely so I decided to check for updates by clicking on "About Firefox". Turns out, there was one. Ideally, Firefox would download the update in the background and then prompt me to re-start. If it doesn't do that, I have no way of knowing that a critical security update has been issued.  · HI, it is possibly HTTPS Everywhere or uBlock Origin that is stopping the download. Try Firefox Safe Mode to TEST see if the problem goes bltadwin.rux Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).. If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu. Firefox hangs when downloading files or saving images. If Firefox hangs when you attempt to download a file or save an image, try these solutions: Clear download history. Firefox may hang when downloading files if your download history has grown too large. To clear the download history: Open the Library window using one of these methods.

If you like the original Temple Run or enjoy running games, Temple Run 2 is an excellent sequel with tons of new content, beautiful graphics, and more heart-pounding escape game action. $ at. Hi, hold down the Shift key when you start Firefox to start in Safe Mode. More - Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode. If it works in Safe Mode, disable any theme and extensions - 3-bar menu Add-ons Themes/Extensions and restart Firefox; if it's OK, re-enable them one by one until you find the culprit. I dont believe Firefox prompts by file type for downloading like it does for content selection like pdfs on the Content panel. At least it doesn't for me. If you have any download related addons or Security type toolbars or plugins they could be causing your problem.

First check Tools Options General Downloads and make sure you have a Save files to location selected and saved by restarting firefox. I dont believe Firefox prompts by file type for downloading like it does for content selection like pdfs on the Content panel. At least it doesn't for me. But I'm nostalgic of the old firefox icon, this with duration indication from first image. Because the last 5% may take one minute as one hour, it depends how large are the files downloaded. And when you did severals, or your download a long file, you often forget time needs. Sometime back while I was out of the office, my system crashed with a blue screen message about a hard drive failure. Fortunately, I was able to restart and save any essential files that weren't already backed up. When I got back to the office I ran SpinRite on the hard drive, it didn't find any problems, and I have yet to have another crash.