Downloads

Downloads

This section contains options determining how Firefox downloads files.

Show the Downloads window when downloading a file. With this option selected, Firefox will open the Downloads window when you start downloading a file.

Close it when all downloads are finished

Select this option to have Firefox close the Downloads window when all downloads currently in progress finish.

Save files to

By default downloaded files are automatically saved to the Desktop, eliminating the hassle of specifying a download location for every file you download. You can choose a different folder by clicking the Browse...Choose...button.

Always ask me where to save files

With this option selected, Firefox will ask you where you would like to save every downloaded file (instead of using the default location specified above).

System Defaults

Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup

Select this option if you want Firefox to check whether it is the default browser at startup. This will ensure Firefox is used whenever an application tries to display a web page. You can also click the Check Now button to do a check right now.

Tabs Options

New pages should be opened in:

This option controls whether links from other applications or from web pages which request to open them in new windows are opened in a new window or a new tab in the most recent window.

Note: If you have chosen to open pages in new tabs, Firefox will ignore this option and will open a new window from a link if the page author specified that the new window should have a specific size, because some pages can only be displayed correctly at a specific size.

Warn me when closing multiple tabs

When you close a window with multiple tabs, Firefox will ask you to confirm your choice. This prevents you from accidentally closing the whole window when you intended to only close the current tab. Uncheck this option to disable this warning and have Firefox automatically close the window.

Warn me when opening multiple tabs might slow down Firefox

When you open a large number of tabs at once, Firefox will ask you to confirm your choice. This prevents you from accidentally slowing down your system while the pages are loading. Uncheck this option to disable this warning.

Always show the tab bar

If you're only viewing one web page in a Firefox window, the tab bar is not normally shown. Check this option to always show the tab bar, including when only the Firefox window contains only one page.

When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately

When you middle-click on a Web link (or hold down Ctrl while clicking with the left mouse button), the page will be opened in a new tab. That page will not be displayed and will load in a background tab. Check this option to load and display the page in a new foreground tab instead