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mmccaskill

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From: NC

Registered: 2005-02-21

Posts: 165

Firefox bzip2 files

Whenever I left-click on a bz2 file in Firefox, it spits out the binary data in another window instead of bringing up the download box. Why is that and how can I fix it?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,206

Re: Firefox bzip2 files

Check edit > preferences > downloads > View & Edit actions to see what happens with bz2 files.

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elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

Registered: 2005-05-02

Posts: 995

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Re: Firefox bzip2 files

Check edit > preferences > downloads > View & Edit actions to see what happens with bz2 files.

I have done that before and noticed that you cannot add rules, only adjust the ones that are already on the list.  I wanted to stop firefox from trying to download gif and jpg files when they are linked to and just open them in the browser window.  Is there any place else to add these rules by hand?

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: Firefox bzip2 files

You may try looking at this entry in your about:config file:

browser. helperApps. neverAsk. saveToDisk   

Definition:

"String,   A comma-separated list of MIME types to save to disk without asking what to use to open the file. Default value is an empty string."

This is from:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQ … ig_Entries