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The "Downloads panel automatically opens" is incredibly irritating and is interfering with my work. How can I stop it from opening each time I download?

The "Downloads panel automatically opens" is incredibly irritating and is interfering with my work. How can I stop it from opening each time I download?

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Saw this on another post and it works, go to about:config and search for browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel and set to false

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

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Saw this on another post and it works, go to about:config and search for browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel and set to false

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

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@reetonzzz

Thank you very much for the prompt and concise answer.