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I clicked on a link and it took me somewhere other than I wanted to go. No one else has had the problem with the link. It was should have taken me to a PayPal article, but took me to a link to authorizes a PayPal payment. What do I need to do in order to keep this from happening again?

link https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/shipping-address-outside

It takes me to https://businessdealschat.com/us-verify/?a=paypal&adv_price=0.32&b&c=s565672362e744dc&cep=BvT1cu8EmUxVygbFS1SQitRUuMbwhPSrqh7eRpHPd2OcoBoWE0ZtUfmeeM3XhZnsCol2mJY6UyDewgiwfKAONwRlbgV0Vcj1ESgQse7IGnfLWWLTwZM9-TpeGw89O-9Qqj5Po_ZS5W_kicBI13jjn6BF3aQkVoqgCzhD8XeXz8wyOouBEMGcKlfgQg7iZAZA_8yID-F3nCvJSt1r1BM7ihfhjSmbH35W5-JmoE8-m3uWbqgDFYCATLaNKCytJSdUNOdXKXt6zqtw1QvdV8VicpR70JFL7w25ko59qQ4MIpon8Lkm6zgwGeBwx47t5h57La8v-JdVqLEd754kNwI_g0Zpx067nV2dqyVNpXjVkF2HqRLwQRH08WMySUz4w5-UxLreNIRMumSLTsftdvw2DEgNZaXV13nNw1TSQJTxhE3VDbPMcws9qmuH_TpjsKLAEulscqn-7_sVvLL8_Wa1txfWjiQB8pxdtq12nziwLgB7YsmXA4HyNJ7gu8QAL7dQ_Cg_ck52IoM0Jdxf2YTe87rgIabmTIoPYR8C546X0nNQxmn5o_wclSsLQ3u-fYd5nH1EjpXUQ79c5XYIcCoR68pcU-HX5sUyKdzphdTQwxuKxF-_GCc4vYG28F23J1SdjLWjjNaZpgHosGLtnnIiM4WZXavNtcEirI2OHQjU3IITLyzLHW7Iagx3uJYCtsLnP5PCaCHbsTsmhn4gP3iN1eHc0wC2fNt989RsOyufDvIGAWiYd4MHHwv9FoMJUlNr4keffTaIHTPxGK_HvTI48nRlsd5udDX9sjGAibPOe7vZh_YVxy7mv-mHK0VHWnP4oRvMt8rDUcpacs1Y9QvkBL_rM7lqEyzAtSSRJzMpT6yVoHwaTU3iroTM7pQ_No1N&cid=w4h8gsmud5cjb7t73a7aoqhg&click=d20194263cac9374b082fbeb672b6cf8&click_id=dUfjgJLqb9xKK5y1xgJMovb8T23032dnnW7s9jraRi2fLLqhV62NyUH4pXYam1BUP0NSJjzE2VMgHWisc4rDGl1Xtc5iR9gJf&cost=0.32&d=Nicholasville&device_geo_city=Nicholasville&device_geo_country=USA&device_geo_region=KY&device_ip=173.187.83.193&device_ua=Mozilla%2F5.0%20%28Macintosh%3B%20Intel%20Mac%20OS%20X%2010.15%3B%20rv%3A135.0%29%20Gecko%2F20100101%20Firefox%2F135.0&lptoken=173440f106b054769700&oadest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fus%2Fwebapps%2Fmpp%2Fshipping-address-outside&slug=paypal1&sub_id=s565672362e744dc&timestamp=1740063697.0029&traffictype=6&withoutcid=true

For downloads, I have always set Firefox to ask [a] where to put file and [b] what to name it (see attached screenshot from my current Settings page).

But starting several months ago, most of my downloads just dump the file in the Windows "Downloads" heap with whatever file name the web site assigns it. This means that I have to act quickly to [a] figure out what the file name is, [b] rename it something meaningful, and [c] move it to a folder so I can FIND it if I need it (otherwise why bother to download).

Example. Amex names my monthly statements in this form: 2025-05-20.pdf. To SEE what that name is, using the command prompt I immediately sort the downloads folder by date to find the latest file. I then rename it to be Amex20250520.pdf and move it to the folder where I keep my all Amex statements.

Since this happens with multiple (but not all) websites I download from, I assume that the problem is probably not in the web-site client software, but as the result of a change in one or more of the components involved in the download (e.g. Firefox and/or Windows).

But most of the web sites I deal with now handle almost all customer service via AS (Artificial Stupidity) bots, so there's no way to report this to an actual human bean who MIGHT be able to diagnose and fix the problem.

Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can offer on how to deal with this annoyance.

For about 1 month now whenever I perform a google search using the address bar I get no response. I have to close and reopen FF afew times untill it performs the search.

This occurs in my synced account in any of my Wiondows devices. Troubleshoot mode makes no difference.

I've uninstalled all 3 plugins which iI use but to no avail.

I've been a Firefox user since the beginning, but every few years I leave the browser because it becomes unusable. I am at one of those inflection points now.

During the past few weeks, I've run into web pages that simply will not work in Firefox. I have not tracked all of the URLs, but can tell you they include navigation of Tax1099 (a website used to send tax documents) and AT&T, where I could not access their Premier shopping page. These pages load easily in Chrome and Edge.

Yes, I've tried standard troubleshooting, including disabling my longstanding extensions and all suggestions in this article (http://mzl.la/1xKrMnN).

I simply do not have time to troubleshoot this every day, every time I need something in timely fashion. It is a huge time suck. Firefox has -- again -- become an impediment to my work flow and it seems time to leave it, again.

I;m not asking for help; this is simply a fact. And Mozilla should consider it a reason why Firefox has lost popularity. Most people will simply move on, and not do any troubleshooting, take the time to search for solution or write to this board. In the past, I've been told that this is MY problem with MY systems (because this happens on two different computers). Whether or not that's true, it doesn't change the fact that other browsers do not have this problem. Ever, in my experience.

Firefox is preventing me from signing in to an https Anthem Blue Cross login website and suggests that my only way to do it is to contact Anthem and ask them to update/modify the certificate for the site. This is not practical. I have used to same site before either by bookmark or by finding it on google. What can I do to override/bypass Firefox's block.