Firefox automatically downloads a file
I opened a website and downloaded a brochure to my desktop that was supposed to be a pdf file. However, it downloaded as a pdf.part file and I was not able to open the .part extension, so I then placed both files into the trash and emptied the trash. Now, those two files automatically download every time that I open Firefox. I then uninstalled my Firefox application, ran Disk Utility to repair disk permissions, repaired the disk with my OS 10.6 CD, ran MacKeeper several times, rebooted the computer and then installed Firefox from the Firefox website. I ran Disk Utility and MacKeeper several times, trashed Firefox several times and installed it from the Firefox website.
The two files still automatically download every time that I open Firefox. It seems that the website or those two files contaminated Firefox, even after it has been trashed and installed as a new application.
I would appreciate any ideas that may resolve this issue.
Thanks to all of you for the great suggestions to prior issues. This Community is great.
No it's saving the preferences and the check box remains checked from session to session. It will even continue to ask me to what to do with the file even in the same session when i try to download the same file again 5 seconds after i downloaded it the first time.
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1. For automatically download the files, please check the office software settings. for word file, please open local word > file > options > save > save checked-out files to: > select "the office document cache"
2. site actions > site settings > site administration > search and offline availablity to change the settings.
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com.attotech.iscsid
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VBoxDrvTiger.kext
VBoxNetAdp.kext
VBoxNetFlt.kext
VBoxUSB.kext
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DXFCorrection.framework
DXFFoundation.framework
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EDWOInternet.framework
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KodakCMS.framework
MacFUSE.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
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StuffIt.framework
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LCC Scroll Enhancer Loader
SIMBL
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IMailSenderTool
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integod
netbarrierd.bundle
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Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
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JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
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