Firefox download zip file

If Mozilla Firefox is set to automatically unzip files, you may have a surprise when your small business needs to download archived files from the Internet or your network. This surprise not only eats up processing time, but may also result in tedious file transfers. To save the archives locally on your computer and use them later, you must stop Firefox from unzipping automatically. To accomplish this, edit the Applications options in Firefox.

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Click the "Firefox" button at the top and click "Options" to open the Options window.

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Click the "Applications" tab at the top of the Options window to define how Firefox handles different types of files.

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Select the "WinRAR ZIP archive (application/zip)" entry.

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Click the "Action" box and select "Always ask" from the menu to make Firefox ask for an action. To select the the option to save, select "Save File."

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Repeat the process for all archive entries -- WinRAR archive (unknown/unknown) for example -- to make sure your business computer doesn't unzip archives by default.

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Click "OK" to save and apply the settings, and then close the Options window.

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