To fix the problem, open Safari's Preferences and change the Save downloaded files to: setting to a valid folder such as your Desktop. Then restart Firefox. Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location. If downloading certain file types does not work, check to make sure Firefox is not set to handle those file types differently from others. See Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file for instructions on how to view and change how different file types are handled.
Internet security software, including firewalls , antivirus programs, anti-spyware programs, and others can block certain file downloads. Check the settings in your security software to see if there is an setting that may be blocking downloads. To diagnose whether Internet security software is causing problems, you can try temporarily disabling it, seeing if downloads work, and then re-enabling the software.
Downloading an executable file e. Some file types can include more than one Internet Media type. Warning: Do not choose Firefox as a helper application to always open the file type, as this can cause a problem where Firefox repeatedly opens empty tabs or windows after you click on a link.
Is Do this automatically for files like this from now on disabled? This can happen if the website's server incorrectly specifies the Internet Media type of the file. It also can happen if the server assigns "Content-Disposition: attachment" to the file. This will remove all customized content type actions. You will have to make those changes over again after you take the following steps.
Note: If you are unable to open or use Firefox, follow the instructions in Finding your profile without opening Firefox. Was this article helpful?
We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help. I recently got myself into a little bit of trouble by downloading a file containing a ton of malware. While I've managed to get rid of the majority of it some things still aren't right, such as Google detecting a wrong IP address. However, I can't find a malware program that can detect anything that's wrong and I've exhausted trying to detect anything manually.
Now before you start sending me packing to a malware specialist, the reason I come here is because this problem is only happening in Firefox AND it's only affecting Google. There may be others, but those are the ones I've noticed.
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