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Firefox: Restore old Download Window

by on Aug.23, 2013, under Random()

If you recently updated your Firefox and noticed the download window has changed,  you might be interested in a way of restoring the old Firefox download manager window.

Note: As of Firefox 26, this no longer works because they removed the appropriate configuration entry. You can get a similar download window, though, by installing the following extension, the downloads window: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/downloads-window/

This can be done by navigating to:

about:config

And searching for:

browser.download.useToolkitUI

Double click on the search result in order to set its value to true. The changes apply instantly (no browser restart is required).

Before:
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After:
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As you’ll notice, the download UI will change instantly. If you open the download manager with CTRL+J you’ll notice the difference.

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After:
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