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[XP - Firefox] Auto rename files?

  • 20-04-2010 06:46PM
    #1
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    I've used Google Chrome a little bit and when you go to download a file and the filename already exists it auto renames the file you're downloading.

    Firefox lacks this feature. Does anyone know of a way to have firefox do this?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    personally, i use downthemall for FF. It's the one thing really miss when using chrome.


  • #3
    FSL
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    I use Firefox on XP and if I download a file I have already got a copy of it automatically appends (n) at the end of the file name before the file extension. where n is a number starting with 2 for the second copy 3 for the third.


  • #4
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    FSL wrote: »
    I use Firefox on XP and if I download a file I have already got a copy of it automatically appends (n) at the end of the file name before the file extension. where n is a number starting with 2 for the second copy 3 for the third.
    what version?


  • #5
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    It's Firefox version 3.6.3 it has always worked this way since I started using Firefox a couple of years ago. I have just tried it now downloading a file I downloaded earlier and it the file just downloaded has (2)before the .extension'

    I do have a folder specified for downloads I do not use any default or temporary internet files folder.


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