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Downloads disappearing on 157 update.

NoDownloading — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:37:00 GMT

Hello to all.

Yesterday, after the 157 update, I can no longer download files from anywhere. They completely disappear. All my settings are correct: Still says "ask", but curiously, the default destination, "downloads" cannot be changed. There is the "choose..." button but nothing happens when clicking on it.

I don't want to go back to Chrome, but will have to b/c this is a total disruption to my work life.

If anyone knows of a fix or if Mozilla plans to fix this soon, please lmk. I'm on Mac, still running Sequoia b/c mine is the intel chip. Thanks much!

Re: Downloads disappearing on 157 update.

paregorios — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:09:26 GMT

Same problem. Version 157.0 Build ID 20260924084938. Running under Sequoia 15.8.1 (24H32) on an M1 Silicon 14-inch, 2021 MBPro. Downloads begin, but do not prompt for save as despite config. For each attempt, a small file ending in ".part" is created in ~/Downloads/.

Re: Downloads disappearing on 157 update.

paregorios — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:15:17 GMT

I have opened a bug report: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2077619

Re: Downloads disappearing on 157 update.

NoDownloading — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:30:49 GMT

Good idea!

Re: Downloads disappearing on 157 update.

Agentvirtuel — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:00:20 GMT

Bonjour

Take a look at Known incidents https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/Firefox157#Known_incidents