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how to disable aurora firefox from opening a zip file after being downloaded?

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JCherry
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I just downloaded two zip files which were templates for business cards, which to my surprised the files were open. How can i disable that action of zip files from opening? There is nothing aurora firefox preferences to disable this action. Kindest Regards JCherry

I just downloaded two zip files which were templates for business cards, which to my surprised the files were open. How can i disable that action of zip files from opening? There is nothing aurora firefox preferences to disable this action. Kindest Regards JCherry

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cor-el
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What do you mean that they are open?

If you download files then they would be saved unless you have set an automatic action to open such a file in a specific application. I don't know what application this would be n Mac.

If you can't find an action for ZIP files in Firefox > Preferences > Applications then you can rename (or delete) the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.

JCherry
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Thank You cor-el for the reply i am very new to firefox.. i have been using safari for years. in safari's preference pane i unticked the box that said "open safe files after downloading". I did not get a prompt or a dialog box from firefox whether to open or save the zip file, it just opened. Again, thanks for your advice..

JCherry

the-edmeister
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Preferences settings in Safari aren't going to influence what Firefox does with file downloads. Did you read the support pages that cor-el hyperkinked?


As a new user of Firefox, why did you select the Aurora channel version, which is an Alpha-2 level development version? Slightly more stable than Nightly, but less stable than Beta which is less stable that a Release version.

You can get the Release version of Firefox here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

JCherry
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Very sorry for the the misunderstanding, i know that safari has no influence what firefox does. I was stating how easy it was in safari to disable a zip file from opening after being downloaded . i did follow cor-el's advice on that matter. I have been looking for alternate web browser, i like firefox and will download the release version. Thank You for the support

Kind Regards JCherry