


One more thing! The downloaded files will be immediately saved on your hard disk. This feature has been developed to minimize the interruptions and allow users to focus on other tasks. This new feature is called “ Optimized Download Flow” which skips the download confirmation dialog completely and downloads the file automatically. In previous versions of Firefox, the browser used to show a confirmation dialog box asking the user to select whether Firefox should open the file using an application or save the file on his computer system or cancel the downloading.įollowing screenshot shows the classic download behavior in Firefox older versions: In newer versions of Mozilla Firefox (version 98.0 and later), if a user tries to download a file from a website, Firefox starts downloading the file automatically without displaying the classic notification window prompting the user to select open with or save file options.Īs soon as you click on a download link present on a website, Firefox starts the download and displays the download progress in the new Download panel or flyout icon present on its toolbar as shown in following screenshot: tPreference(" you want to disable new automatic download behavior and restore classic download prompt window in Mozilla Firefox web browser, this article will help you.
#Firefox download popup how to
Here is an example of how to set preferences to download files automatically in Firefox without presenting the dialogue:įirefoxOptions options = new FirefoxOptions() įirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile() You can create a fresh profile and set preferences for it, and then set that profile in the options. You can pass the profile in several ways:ġ.

Use Firefox Profile with the open SDK (Java code) "profile": "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" Use already made base64 profile that contains the following MIME types: *Note - Firefox ability to automatically save the content type may vary dependent on the file type*
