Reset or Change Firefox Do This Automatically for Files Like This from Now On Option

Whenever you download a file from Internet, Firefox web browser will prompt a dialog asking if you would like to open the file with a specified application or save the file to disk. At the bottom of the pop up window, you’re also given an option to whether Do this automatically for files like this from now on. Once you check or tick the option, Firefox will automatically perform the selected action whenever you click on the same file type (extension) in future, function in a similar way to Always ask before opening this type of file checkbox in Windows XP or Vista.

After checking the check box and set the automatic handling preference, Firefox will not prompt for selection anymore, but will instead automatically handle the file. If you want to change the default action to be performed by Firefox browser, or now prefer Firefox to prompt and ask you for action, or accidentally click the check box, you can follow these steps to change the setting to revert or reset back to original prompt:

  1. Run Firefox web browser.
  2. Click on Tools menu, and then Options in the drop-down menu item. Prior to Firefox 2.0, try Edit -> Preference.
  3. Go to Content tab.
  4. Click on the Manage button under the File Types section.
  5. You will see a list of all file types or extensions with their associated actions.

    To reset the Do this automatically for files like this from now on setting to the default (prompt and ask for confirmation again), simply highlight the File Type you want to change, then click on Remove Action button.

    To simply change the associated default action performed by Firefox on particular file type (still no prompt), simply highlight your desired File Type and then click Change Action button. A dialog pop up will allow you to choose to open the file with default application, specific application, save them to computer local disk or manage with plugin as the new default action.

    Note: If Remove Action button in Download Actions window is grayed out or disabled, click on Change Action, change the selected action to “Save them on my computer”. Now the Remove Action button is enabled.


This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007 at 11:17 am and is filed under Web Browsers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to “Reset or Change Firefox Do This Automatically for Files Like This from Now On Option”

  1. PJ
    April 2nd, 2009 02:11
    7

    Yeah, except you CAN’T click the damn “do this automatically” button – and its always the fault of the websites never the morons who program this crap browser.

  2. PJ
    January 6th, 2009 08:30
    6

    Except this doesn’t work for about 99% of the files types out there, and they don’t seem interested in fixing it…

  3. vixcious
    November 24th, 2008 18:01
    5

    thanks for your tips… keep on sharing

  4. zegway
    July 14th, 2008 07:48
    4

    Yes, I agree with cchris D. Firefox does NOT handle files automatically no matter HOW MANY TIMES you tell it to. This is an OLD bug, which STILL isn’t fixed as of a year later… in Firefox 3. I’m VERY disappointed and I’m wondering who is this dummy who wrote this article without doing ANY research whatsoever. EVERYONE has this same problem with FF and no one appears to care enough to fix it. Unreal…

  5. rwind
    February 1st, 2008 04:24
    3

    My firefox does’ct called localhost? but must use 127.0.0.1. So if i use http://localhost/ is noting happen, i must use http://127.0.0.1/ How to fix this problem? i use apache server only? thanks

  6. Stereohead
    August 23rd, 2007 04:59
    2

    Thanx a lot, i searched for this a long time

  7. cchris d
    July 31st, 2007 21:09
    1

    Most people have the opposite problem. Setting the “Do this automatically for files like this from now on” is supposed to automate actions without prompting with a dialog box but it still pops up on many files types with the box already clicked. Its an old bug thats never gotten fixed and likely never will.

    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331259
    vote to fix this issue.

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