Download a certain program with Firefox and a key feature is broken. Download it with Safari, and it runs fine. Howzzat? [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint on Nov 19, 2009 - 13 answers

how do I download mp3s from fileshare? My friend plays for the orchestra these songs are there to practice for, but has no internet connection, and wants these files on cd. I want to help him. [more inside]
posted by omnigut on Feb 25, 2009 - 11 answers

This page (a website for public domain scores) tells me that my daily allotment of download page visits (2 per day per IP, I imagine) has been exceeded the first time I go to one of those pages. [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Apr 21, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I keep Firefox from saving every .pdf file I look at onto my desktop? [more inside]
posted by escabeche on Sep 19, 2007 - 16 answers

I download a lot of images from the net. Using Firefox, the browser freezes while the file downloads. IE does not. I hate using IE. How do I make Firefox allow me to surf around while downloading? [more inside]
posted by yellowbinder on Sep 10, 2007 - 6 answers

FirefoxMp3Filter: Why are clicked mp3s opening in Quicktime instead of giving me an option to save? [more inside]
posted by bullitt 5 on Jan 13, 2007 - 6 answers

Firefox on OS X: How can I control which directory files downloaded to be opened by auxiliary applications are stored in? [more inside]
posted by mr_roboto on Sep 26, 2005 - 10 answers

How can I download multiple linked files in Firefox without having to "Save Link As" every link or install a download manager type program?
posted by fondle on Aug 31, 2005 - 8 answers

Firefox: How do I get it to simply save jpg's already downloaded, rather than downloading them again after hitting Save? Fetching the big APOD pic twice does not make much sense, especially on a dial-up. PS: The Firefox Help is almost useless. I am beginning to have my doubts about the utility of this browser over IE.
posted by mischief on Sep 27, 2004 - 6 answers