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Stop Firefox From Tracking Downloads

I've never actually used the Firefox download window for anything useful. I don't really care about keeping a list of downloads, and anytime I accidentally open the downloads window, it seems to hang the browser for a few seconds.

Turning off the tracking of downloads is really very simple. I didn't realize how simple it was until

Click Tools \ Options and then the Privacy tab.

Uncheck the box for "Remember what I've downloaded". You might also want to clear the download list while you are at it.

The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 03/16/07 and tagged with: Firefox, Firefox & Internet

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