In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. Click the menu button and select Settings. If you have tried the above suggestions, you can restore the default Firefox download folder settings:. To fix the problem, open Safari's Preferences and change the Save downloaded files to: setting to a valid folder such as your Desktop.
Then restart Firefox. Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location. If downloading certain file types does not work, check to make sure Firefox is not set to handle those file types differently from others. See Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file for instructions on how to view and change how different file types are handled. Internet security software, including firewalls , antivirus programs, anti-spyware programs, and others can block certain file downloads.
Check the settings in your security software to see if there is an setting that may be blocking downloads. To diagnose whether Internet security software is causing problems, you can try temporarily disabling it, seeing if downloads work, and then re-enabling the software. Downloading an executable file e. Click the menu button and click Downloads from the menu.
The Library window will open, showing a list of your downloaded files. Before beginning a download, Firefox will attempt to protect you from potentially malicious or unsafe downloads and will block downloads from insecure connections.
If something is suspected, the download will not begin, but rather:. Potentially malicious downloads are detected using Google Safe Browsing Service.
A red dot will appear on the Download arrow:. Click on the red-tagged Download arrow to open the Downloads panel. The file name will be displayed along with the warning message,. Other files covered under download protection may be potentially unwanted downloads explained in the Google Policy that may make unexpected changes to your computer. Or, a download may not be malicious or unwanted, but simply not commonly downloaded.
A yellow dot will appear on the Download arrow:. Click on the yellow-tagged Download arrow to open the Downloads panel.
The file name will be displayed with one of these warning messages:. When you see a malicious file or other types of potentially unsafe files in the Downloads panel, click on the right-facing arrow to choose what to do with the file, as shown in this example:.
You will be given more information about the type of unsafe file and the option to allow the download, open the file or remove it:. Chosen solution Hi, welcome and that is correct. And thank you for the help. FredMcD Top 10 Contributor. Disable the add-ons Pkshadow mentioned. Then restart Firefox. Disable the add-ons '''Pkshadow''' mentioned. Chosen Solution Hi, welcome and that is correct. Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.
Hope have hair left and the issue is resolved. This will help other users with similar problems find the solution more easily. Art of Walls. Similar problem here with I have tried disabling all Add-ons. My antivirus is Avira. Also, when I click the link, Focus goes away from Firefox apparently to nowhere.
So it seems the cause is not an add-on but some other thing. But what can it be? It could be '''Hardware Acceleration. Make sure you are not blocking content.
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