Open with "do this automatically" doesnt remember
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Open with "do this automatically" doesnt remember
When downloading torrent files (associated with Azureus) i click Open with, navigate to azureus, and click "do this automatically". FF1.5 does not remember this action. Also, in Options-download actions, the file type is not listed...in fact there are none listed.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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re: Open with "do this automatically" doesnt remem
I'm running Firefox under Mac OS 10.3.9, and I've had a somewhat similar problem since I first installed it.
Checking the "Do this automatically for files like this from now on" box in the dialog that appears when beginning a download seems to accomplish nothing at all -- the next time I click on a link to download a similar file, I get the same dialog regardless.
Looking in the download actions list, however, I can see listings for several file types -- including ones I've asked it to handle automatically. In some cases, however, the action listed is merely "Open with" followed by blank space. Clicking the "Change Action..." button and selecting an application doesn't change that.
I've had this problem consistently since I first installed it (v1.0.X, I think) with Quicken WebConnect files. Now that I've upgraded to 1.5, I'm still having it with WebConnect files and also now with Windows Media .wmv files. I'm *really* hoping there's a quick and easy fix.
Checking the "Do this automatically for files like this from now on" box in the dialog that appears when beginning a download seems to accomplish nothing at all -- the next time I click on a link to download a similar file, I get the same dialog regardless.
Looking in the download actions list, however, I can see listings for several file types -- including ones I've asked it to handle automatically. In some cases, however, the action listed is merely "Open with" followed by blank space. Clicking the "Change Action..." button and selecting an application doesn't change that.
I've had this problem consistently since I first installed it (v1.0.X, I think) with Quicken WebConnect files. Now that I've upgraded to 1.5, I'm still having it with WebConnect files and also now with Windows Media .wmv files. I'm *really* hoping there's a quick and easy fix.
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Hmm, have you tried a vanilla profile? http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#new
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robert h wrote:Ken,
This problem only started with FF 1.5. Pervious releases worked fine. Someone pointed to a plugin called MimeTypes that supposedly would fix the problem, i installed it but it did not help. I dont have the link anymore, but maybe it will work for you.
I'd try it, but I've been unable to find it so far. Any idea where I might look?
FatJohn wrote:... If you tell Firefox to remember and then try to download the same file again, does it work then? (If files are served with random MIME types, that could likely cause problems...) You too Ken W, do the same exercise. What are your results?
Makes no difference -- I can download the same file several times, checking the "Do this automatically ..." box each time, and each time I'll get a prompt asking me how I want to handle this kind of file.
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Mime Type Editor can be found here. It's tough to find through a web search because the extension's name is Mime Type Editor until it's installed, when it becomes the one-word Mimetypes.Ken W wrote:I'd try it, but I've been unable to find it so far. Any idea where I might look?
With a Mac, at least, restarting Firefox puts a new "Mimetypes..." command under the Tools menu, where you can add actions. As well, you can go into the Downloads section of Firefox's preferences and click the button at the bottom to view and edit actions.
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