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Can't choose destination for downloads in firefox preferences; nothing downloads.

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buchprod
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iMac OSX 10.6.8 Whenever I try to download an app, although a window appears to save 'binary file' nothing downloads. The Firefox preferences doesn't give the option of choosing a location to save downloaded files, even when clicking 'browse.'

iMac OSX 10.6.8 Whenever I try to download an app, although a window appears to save 'binary file' nothing downloads. The Firefox preferences doesn't give the option of choosing a location to save downloaded files, even when clicking 'browse.'

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upgrade your browser to Firefox 8 and check

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Swarnava Sengupta
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upgrade your browser to Firefox 8 and check

Modified by Swarnava Sengupta

buchprod
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Upgrade to firefox 8 seems to have fixed the download problem thanks