Re: Firefox collides with Windows Explorer

On Wed, 3 Feb 2021 at 14:17:10, Leo L te Braake <[email protected]> 
wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
>Hi,
>
>I'm new here, and not aware of group do's and don'ts....
>
>Since a few months I have problems downloading any file from any 
>website. The browser simply completely disappears on the moment I start 
>navigating to the folder where I want the file to land.

I have a similar problem in Chrome! Not exactly the same: often the 
download completes, but within a minute Chrome starts misbehaving, then 
consumes resources rapidly, then closes. Any download - even just saving 
a picture.
>
>No problem in Google Chrome

For me, no problem in Firefox or Edge! (Windows 7-32.)
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>Firefox is as always up to date. I have uninstalled it and then 
>reinstalled, but the problem did not go away.

In my case Chrome and Edge are up to date, Firefox is ancient (26).
>
>Please, help!
>
>Leo
>
I doubt my problem will help you at all, but just wanted to reassure you 
that you are not alone! (Unless someone can see a common cause.)
>
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