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Up until Firefox version 97, files opened but not downloaded were saved on a hidden "temp" folder, deleted automatically after restart. Since Firefox version 98, they are all downloaded to a visible folder, either chosen by the user or the "Download" one, in Windows/Linux. A super annoying change. In their own words:

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How can I manually revert this change? Settings have no option related to this.

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  • AFAIK there's still an about:config item for you to revert it...for now
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Mar 22, 2022 at 6:20
  • @TomYan which one? I searched "download" and cannot see one that reverts behaviour.
    – luchonacho
    Commented Mar 22, 2022 at 12:11
  • browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel: support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370409
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Mar 22, 2022 at 13:37

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Reset to default
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Make true the variable browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir (accessed from about:config).

Credit is due to an answer provided by a user named xanthonin the discussion forum http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=3097140

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