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HOW TO USE THE FIREFOX ABOUT:CONFIG OPTION BROWSER.DOWNLOAD.FOLDERLIST

Change your downloaded file location preference

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Scott Orgera is a former Lifewire writer covering tech since 2007. He has 25+
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WHAT TO KNOW

 * Open Firefox. Type about:config in the search bar and press Enter. In the
   caution screen, select Accept the Risk and Continue.
 * Select Show All to display a list of preferences. In the search bar, enter
   browser.download.folderList.
 * Double-click on the entry to edit the value. Enter 0, 1, or 2 and press
   Enter. Close the Advanced Preferences window.

This article explains how to use the about:config option
browser.download.folderList in Firefox. This information applies to the Mozilla
Firefox web browser on macOS, Windows, and Linux systems.





HOW TO USE BROWSER.DOWNLOAD.FOLDERLIST

The Firefox web browser has a feature called about: config that houses
preferences and settings. By accessing about:config, you can modify these
settings. The browser.download.folderList preference lets users choose where
their downloaded files are stored.



The value of browser.download.folderList can be set to 0, 1, or 2. When set to
0, Firefox saves all downloaded files to the user's desktop. When set to 1,
these downloads go to the Downloads folder. When set to 2, the location
specified for the most recent download is used again.



To modify the value of browser.download.folderList, follow these steps:


    

 1. Open your Firefox browser.
    
    
    

 2. Type about:config in the browser's search bar and hit Enter or Return.
    
    
    

 3. You'll see a Proceed With Caution message. To continue, select Accept the
    Risk and Continue.
    
    
    

 4. Select Show All on the next page, which warns again that changing these
    preferences can impact Firefox performance or security.
    
    
    

 5. You'll see a list of all Firefox preferences.
    
    
    

 6. In the search bar, type browser.download.folderList.
    
    
    

 7. Double-click on this entry to edit the value.
    
    
    

 8. Enter the desired value (0, 1, or 2), and press Return or Enter. In this
    example, we changed the value to 0 so all downloaded files will be saved to
    the desktop.
    
    
    

 9. Close out of the Advanced Preferences window. You've set your new download
    preference. When you download a file from a web page, it will save to the
    new location.
    
    
    

As Firefox evolved, many of the settings available from about:config were added
to the main Preferences area. These days, an easier way to change your
file-download location is to go to Menu > Preferences > Downloads and choose
where to save your files.


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