Why does firefox download as a device to be saved to?

When I download Firefox 26 it acts as a device to be saved to on the Macbook Air. Also every time I open Firefox a window opens but and warns of something but I cannot recall that uness I close everything down again, and I would have to redo this email.
Thanks for any help.

You need to mount the disk image and copy the appliction over to your Applications folder, or if it is a package installer (looks like cardboard box), double-click that.
The warning you are getting is because it is running from a read only disk.
Once you move the application, you can eject the disk image.

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I'm thinking about using iTunes Match (I currently use Google music), but from here
http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/itunes-match/ it states in the FAQ
"Does iTunes Match stream or download songs?
On a computer, any songs stored in iCloud will stream over the air when played, though you can download them at any time by clicking the iCloud download button. iOS devices will start playing tracks from iCloud as they download and will store them so that you can listen to them later even if you don’t have a network connection. Apple TV only streams songs."
So why does it download and stream on a iOS device, eg my iPhone and not just stream, which is my preferred option? Is there no way to only enable streaming and then I'll download the songs if I want to? I have unlimited data so not bothered on the Gb used for streaming.
I understand that others may want a choice to download, but I want the choice to only steam, is this possible? I chose Google music as it only streams if you want it to. The reason I wouldn't mind iTunes Match is I have iMac, Apple TV, iPhones etc so would be nicely integrated.
Thanks

the loc-man wrote:
So it does download them then and use up space on the iPhone. How will it tidy up the songs space used, for example. If I have a cache of songs, my iPhone fills up, I want to record some videos on the camera bit it will say staprage is full? How does iPhone manage this?
The music app will manage the cache. As it gets full songs that have not been played recently will be deleted from the cache. Although you are also able to remove all music manually.
the loc-man wrote:
Also on iTunes Match songs do they have all the meta data and lyrics that I've spent so long doing? Will the lyrics show up when playing on my iPhone?
Yes, most ID3 tags are supported. At this time lyrics aren't, though.

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When I try to open or download files that have the .docx extension FireFox 5.0.1 says they are octet-stream. Internet Explorer 8 opens and downloads the files correctly. Do I need to switch browsers or is there a easy "fix?"

As what kind of files does Firefox save the .docx files?
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+file+types

When I have an image on the screen and try to save it why does firefox download it again?

I am on a certain web site and an image is displayed on the screen. I want to save it to my PC. Instead of saving the one already downloaded and displayed Firefox downloads it again. This is a nuisance it wastes time and bandwidth. Is there any way to correct this? Some people have suggested 'save images' but this is no help whatsoever as the same thing happens.

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in (permanent) Private Browsing mode (Never Remember History).
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Private+Browsing
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
*Deselect: [ ] "Always use private browsing mode"
In case you are using "Clear history when Firefox closes":
*do not clear the Cache because Firefox will disable the disk cache in such a case
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history": [X] "Clear history when Firefox closes" > Settings
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Clear+Recent+History
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When saving an image, why does Firefox download it again, although it is already downloaded and displayed?

If you right click an image on a website and choose "save image", it will be downloaded again. It is already in the browser cache though. There are addons which let you pick it from the cache.
Why doesn't Firefox just save the cached image and instead downloads it again? There seems to be no obvious rationale to do it like that (and lots to use the cached version).

Thanks you, but that's not an answer to my question.
I'm not looking for workarounds. I would like to know (preferably from someone at Mozilla) why the browser works this way and if they are going to change it.

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I am running windows 7 ultimate. Why I try to download firefox the files start to extract but stop at 61%.
Tried turning off windows firewall but did not help.

Oh, oh, oh! That's my fault. I thought you were talking about downloads in Firefox weren't working. Sorry!
I'm assuming you downloaded from www.getfirefox.com. You can try the full setup file and not the Stub exe offered on the Mozilla site
*ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/28.0/win32/en-US/
**'''File:Firefox Setup 28.0.exe'''

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http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/forum/1/732258?s=downloading+latest+application&as=s
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'''Update Java''': your ver. ~~red:1.5.0_06 (very, very old)~~; current ver. 1.6.0.20 (important security update 04-15-2010)
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~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
See: '''[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox#Updates Updating Java]'''
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I have no way of checking to see if anyone answers this. Why does Firefox have to make it so difficult?
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