How to Stop Firefox From Unzipping
- 1). Open the Start menu and type "firefox." Click "Mozilla Firefox" from the list of results. Or double-click the Firefox icon on your desktop.
- 2). Click "Tools," then "Options" to open the "Options" dialog.
- 3). Select the "Applications" button.
- 4). Scroll down to "Compressed (zipped) folder" and double-click it to open a drop-down menu.
- 5). Choose "Always ask" as the default file behavior, then click "OK." Firefox will no longer automatically launch the program that is unzipping your files.
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