How can I stop the Downloads folder from constantly reappearing?
Every time I open or restart Firefox 9, the Downloads folder in My Documents keeps recreating itself. I have downloads set to always ask me where to go, and I have absolutely no need of a special Downloads folder. How can I get FF to stop creating this folder? Annoying to have to delete it every time - and I like FF to do what I tell it to.
Every time I open or restart Firefox 9, the Downloads folder in My Documents keeps recreating itself. I have downloads set to always ask me where to go, and I have absolutely no need of a special Downloads folder. How can I get FF to stop creating this folder? Annoying to have to delete it every time - and I like FF to do what I tell it to.
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See:
- Bug 474718 – Empty "Downloads" folder should not be created when opening main page of options dialog with a custom download directory set
- Bug 649940 – Opening the preferences dialog with the default settings active always creates the "Downloads" folder
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See:
- Bug 474718 – Empty "Downloads" folder should not be created when opening main page of options dialog with a custom download directory set
- Bug 649940 – Opening the preferences dialog with the default settings active always creates the "Downloads" folder
(please do not comment in bug reports)
One of the suggested workarounds in the bug report worked. I changed the 'Save files to' folder, then changed back to selecting my own download location - all fixed. Thanks!