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freyr

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From: Hungary

Registered: 2010-02-04

Posts: 131

Firefox always opens files from downloads list with the wrong app

Hi!

Recently I have a problem with Firefox and can't find any solution.
My problem is that whenever I download something then try to open it from the downloads list, the Firefox opens it with an app with its "own decision" and I can't modify it. For example:
- on the downloads' drop-down list on the toolbar it opens JPG files with MComix instead of the default Gwenview
- it tries to open them with Caja (the MATE file manager) on the full list of downloads
- when I try to open the containing folder, it tries to open Thunar instead of Dolphin.
I don't even have Caja or Thunar installed. I've sorted out the mimetypes, every type has only the apps I use with them assigned to them, nothing more. However Firefox "doesn't care" and picks apps seemingly randomly for different files. There's no question, it only opens or tries to open the app it "wants".

This was not an issue with version 32, it became one with v33.

Any ideas what to do? There's nothing in the about:config I could use and what I've found "solutions" with Google doesn't work.

I repeat, this occurs in the downloads list, when I start a download and chose open with instead of download, the program I've chosen opens, that part works as it should.

Last edited by freyr (2014-11-05 16:13:20)

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: Firefox always opens files from downloads list with the wrong app

Have you tried changing them directly in Edit > Preferences > Applications ?

You could also try starting firefox with a fresh test user to verify if the problem is with firefox or somewhere else in the system.

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freyr

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From: Hungary

Registered: 2010-02-04

Posts: 131

Re: Firefox always opens files from downloads list with the wrong app

Have you tried changing them directly in Edit > Preferences > Applications ?

You could also try starting firefox with a fresh test user to verify if the problem is with firefox or somewhere else in the system.

There are no settings there to chose what to do with files on the downloads list only what to do before downloading a file.

A new, clean profile has the same problem.
And to further complicate the problem, I've just noticed that on the full list of downloads it tries to open every file with Caja (MATE file manager) but different apps like the said MComix on the downloads drop-down list.
I should edit my first post with this.

Last edited by freyr (2014-11-05 16:05:30)

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