Temporary downloads folder: do not want files to delete after exit
OS: Win 7 Enterprise x64 Browser: Firefox 3.6.21
I am trying to prevent Firefox from deleting files which I download using the Download Manager using the "open with" (rather than "save as") option.
These files remain in my folder, C:\Users\<NAME>\AppData\Local\Temp until after I close Firefox at which point they are deleted. Note: I am sure it is Firefox (or perhaps Windows) which is deleting the files since:
- I have disabled my antivirus and related programs (Malwarebytes real time protection)
- I can see the file disappear from the \Temp folder a few seconds after Firefox is closed down
- when I terminate the Firefox process via the task manager the file deletion does not occur
Some other comments:
- I do not believe this is influenced by the Tools>Options>Privacy settings, but I have set it to "Use Custom Settings for History" and unchecked "Clear History when Firefox Closes"
- I have experimented with various settings in about:config (privacy.clearOnShutdown.* options are all set to false)
- files downloaded during previous sessions are not removed from \Temp when the browser is closed (so if I terminate Firefox via task manager it will not be removed when I exit again later)
Does anyone have suggestions on options to change to prevent files from being expunged from my \temp directory?
Novain'i MonkeyMan123 t@
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not sure how to resolve the problem but I am currently looking into a way to prevent this by circumventing firefox because I haven't been able to file a way to nullify it in firefox.