How to Change Default Download Location in Firefox 3?

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Firefox by default downloads all the files to the desktop. But a few like me love to keep their desktop clean and even few others are organized and love to download all their files to download folder or other folders in some personal drive.

Firefox 3

So how to change the download location in Firefox 3?

Go to Tools -> Options.

Under Downloads section, click Browse to change the default download location.

But if you want to decide where to save the download each time, then choose the option ‘Always ask me where to save files’.

 

Firefox 3 Download Options

If you don’t want Firefox to remember what you have downloaded, go to Privacy tab in the options. Under the History section, uncheck Remember what I’ve downloaded.

 

Firefox 3 Privacy Options

If you want Firefox to clear the details of download each time you close the application, check Always clear my private data when I close Firefox under Private data. This will clear all the private details like browsing history, saver forms, search history etc. If you don’t want to delete your browsing history and others, click Settings under Private data and uncheck the features you don’t want to delete.

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5 Responses to “How to Change Default Download Location in Firefox 3?”

  1. nice explanation .

    yet i like to always asked where to download

    as i some times download pictures , rar files , doc , pdf .. etc

    so that way i just keep it organized

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  3. Why I can’t open pdf files in Firefox, can you help me?

  4. how do I change / nullify the download timer in Firefox. It makes you wait to save a downloading file.

    is there an entry for userchrome.css???????

    MUCH thanks!

  5. Whenever someone send me an e-mail with a download, up pops a message saying my browser can’t download it.
    What do I change, and where, to allow downloading from an e-mail?
    I appreciate any help you can give me…………………Thank you Vivian

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