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Denc nañu waxtaan wii. Yónneel yeneen laaj soo soxlaa ndimbal.

In a new session of firefox, the initial download of a file is slow

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In a new session of firefox, the first file downloaded on that session is slow to start. Almost like a pause before it bring up the where to save window. I have the "please ask me where to save" selected. Every subsequent download after the initial download, firefox brings up the where to save window quickly. Firefox 3.6.3.

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In a new session of firefox, the first file downloaded on that session is slow to start. Almost like a pause before it bring up the where to save window. I have the "please ask me where to save" selected. Every subsequent download after the initial download, firefox brings up the where to save window quickly. Firefox 3.6.3. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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The dialog you are referring to is a shell dialog.

The most likely reason for this to take a long time is that the default location is taking a long time to resolve, as can happen if it's a network location or if the default folder doesn't exist.

To reset the download location, reset browser.download.dir in the advanced configuration interface:

  1. Select Firefox's location bar (press CTRL+L or click it)
  2. Type about:config and press enter
  3. Click I'll be careful, I promise!
  4. in the Filter box, type browser.download.dir
  5. Right click the keyword.url preference below and choose Reset