Firefox Downloading Issue

[bluecountry]

Quick, simple question.
Firefox is my browser.

When I got to download something from firefox (say perhaps CCleaner, anything), I get a download box which pops up, I click download.
All good, but once I finish downloading, the pop up box is empty, I can't access the file.

In order to find it what I must do is go to the download folder on my computer...it takes a few extra steps.
It didn't use to be this way, is there anyway to make this easier so that when I download from firefox, and finishes I can simply click it from the pop up screen?

[jason2074]

Try unchecking close it when all downloads are finished. Its on FF browser menu, Tools - Options - General tab.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Pressing Ctrl-J should bring up the downloads box - are you saying that's completely empty?

[bluecountry]

Try unchecking close it when all downloads are finished. Its on FF browser menu, Tools - Options - General tab.

It is unchecked already.

Pressing Ctrl-J should bring up the downloads box - are you saying that's completely empty?

Yes, after it has been DLed, the download box is empty and I have to manually go into my downloads folder, I cannot directly access it.
Any solutions?

[jason2074]

the download box is empty and I have to manually go into my downloads folder, I cannot directly access it.

Try unchecking close it when all downloads are finished

Right-click the exe file from the unclosed download box and choose open file containing folder.

[jason2074]

Found this one though I have not used it yet https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/magic-open-download-folder-but/

[TheShadow]

Since day one, I've never liked my downloads to be socked away somewhere in the computer.
It's easy, on the first page of the TOOLS in Firefox to tell it to send all downloads to the Desktop.
Then you know where they are and they are easy to find, use and put away wherever you wish.

I keep a shortcut to a folder on my D: drive on my desktop, for downloads that I'm done with.
Make life easy on yourself and put things where they are easy to find.  Eh?

 

[helenan]

I can suggest two things:

1. Use Chrome instead of FireFox. It is much more lightweight and user friendly. FF is a strong browser with a long history, though I happily switched to Chrome a couple of years ago and since then use FF only for web development and alike.

2. Use Total Commander. In case you decide to stick to FF and still can't manage to sort out the download box, TC will make your life easier, as there you can easily bookmark any location on your PC.

[Linux711]

Go to options -> privacy tab -> use custom settings for history -> check remember my download history

Think that should do it.

[paulahendricks]

My problem with mozilla is its very slow when it comes to downloading...that's why I went back to Google Chrome which is much better . . . 

[2x3i5x]

My problem with mozilla is its very slow when it comes to downloading...that's why I went back to Google Chrome which is much better . . . 

If anybody knows why sometimes IE9 sometimes thinks your download is insecure and automatically deletes it without any confirmation (after doing a security scan on it)??

[bluecountry]

Go to options -> privacy tab -> use custom settings for history -> check remember my download history

Think that should do it.

Just did it, thanks man!