Can't save images in Firefox...

Mozilla Champion (Dan) wrote:
> It would be a lot easier if you bottom posted thanks. Answers follow
> questions in chronological sequence then.

He did quote the relevant question that he was answering, "> What
happens when you try?", above the answer. The only better thing he
should have done was trim/delete the rest of the previous post.

As long as you're using any sort of news reader, you're going to have
the previous post displayed above.

Bucky

"Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <> wrote in message
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> Suddenly, I am unable to save any images from any website (jpg, gif so
> far...) to my desktop, or to anywhere else on my computer.
>
> I don't think I've changed any settings... it works fine in IE 6.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? I'm using Firefox
1.5.0.6
>
> Thanks!
>
> Carmen
Are you pressing SAVE in the My Pictures or the folder you are in?


>
>

Nicik Name

"Nicik Name" <> wrote in message
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> "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <> wrote in message
> news:uTpLg.32793$...
>> Suddenly, I am unable to save any images from any website (jpg, gif so
>> far...) to my desktop, or to anywhere else on my computer.
>>
>> I don't think I've changed any settings... it works fine in IE 6.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? I'm using Firefox
> 1.5.0.6
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Carmen
> Are you pressing SAVE in the My Pictures or the folder you are in?

Have you tried the 'image toolbar' extension?. Works just like the IE
picture toolbar, you can save, print or copy the image.

Redvee

"Redvee" <> wrote in message
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> "Nicik Name" <> wrote in message
> news:8YkMg.9134$ ink.net...
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>> "Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell" <> wrote in message
>> news:uTpLg.32793$...
>>> Suddenly, I am unable to save any images from any website (jpg, gif so
>>> far...) to my desktop, or to anywhere else on my computer.
>>>
>>> I don't think I've changed any settings... it works fine in IE 6.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? I'm using Firefox
>> 1.5.0.6
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Carmen
>> Are you pressing SAVE in the My Pictures or the folder you are in?
>
> Have you tried the 'image toolbar' extension?. Works just like the IE
> picture toolbar, you can save, print or copy the image.
>
The link I couldn't find earlier
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/243/

Redvee

Okay, let me add to the weirdness... I can't save an image using the right
click command, but if I left click and drag to my desktop... then it'll save
it.

Anyone?!

C.

"Faun" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In article <uTpLg.32793$>,
> says...
>
>> Suddenly, I am unable to save any images from any website (jpg, gif so
>> far...) to my desktop, or to anywhere else on my computer.
>>
>> I don't think I've changed any settings... it works fine in IE 6.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas what could be going on? I'm using Firefox
>> 1.5.0.6
>
> I assume you use Windows.
>
> To make sure that Fx understands image types, you could try to make Fx
> smaller than your computer screen, i.e. not maximized. Then load a page
> that contains some image of known type, like GIF or something. Grab the
> image using the mouse pointer, and drag the image onto the (now) visible
> Desktop and drop it there.
>
> If you don't get a "target accepts dragged object" mouse pointer (i.e. a
> small square around the tip of the pointer) but a "stop sign," and
> subsequently no image, you probably have some very weird problems in
> your installation.
> --
> faun.

Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell

In article <tuyMg.44877$>,
says...

> Okay, let me add to the weirdness... I can't save an image using the right
> click command, but if I left click and drag to my desktop... then it'll save
> it.

Then I think you need to follow the ideas you have already been given,
like starting in safe mode, create a new user profile, and so on.

Most likely there is either an extension behaving badly, or you have
some setting that has been set in a way it shouldn't, or a combination
of the two.
--
faun.

Faun

[raven]

I found this post because I was having the exact same problem Carmen was describing. I tried all the solutions offered and it looks like the gwtc suggested about deleting the file "downloads.rdf" works. I found this file in documents and settings/application data/mozilla/firefox/profiles/{folder for user being affected}/downloads.rdf

I changed the file name and let it create a new one, that seems to have fixed the problem. Also, you need to change windows explorer to allow it to see hidden files.

Thanks gwtc, hope it helps you too carmen.

raven

[ossito]

I am having the EXACT same problem. It just started recently. I thought it was Windows or something, and thanks to this thread it occurred to me to try IE, and sure enough the problem is Firefox (thank goodness). When you right click an image and select "save image as", the save dialog box appears as usual, allowing you to select where to save. My default is the desktop. It doesn't matter where you select, the file just doesn't get saved anywhere. After clicking the "save" button, the dialog box disappears and nothing unusual happens... no error message or anything, as if the file had been saved just fine. Rebooting doesn't help, nor does clearing the cookies, cache, etc. Already scanned for viruses and nothing found.

I can only think that maybe it's one of the prefs (.js file) but I don't know which line it might be.

ossito

[ossito]

Raven, you should be a Junior+ member, at least! Good show... downloads.rdf was indeed the problem. Changed the name... then just deleted. Ff generates a new one. I do wonder how this file became problematic. It was at 15k when I saw it. After downloading a small gif, the new one was reported as 1k. I tried to open to take a look, but it can't be done in notepad. Anyway, thanks a bundle!

p.s. (edit) actually, PROPS to GWTC!

ossito

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:39:57 -0700, gwtc
<7yjsIFfetn> posted:
>>> Carmen Gauvin-O'Donnell wrote:
>>>> Suddenly, I am unable to save any images from any website (jpg, gif so
>>>> far...) to my desktop, or to anywhere else on my computer.
>
>close FF, then using your file manager, locate the file downloads.rdf
>which is located in the FF profile. Once found, delete it. Now try
>again. Does it work this time?

FYI to interested folks: It's now mid-December and I came here looking for
help with the same problem: Firefox absolutely would not save images, even
though it went through the procedure normally. There was simply nothing on
the hard drive afterwards.

I saw this three month old thread and located and deleted downloads.rdf as
recommended above, and it worked.

J.

Janice P.