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[SOLVED] Firefox Download Open Containing Folder launches T

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[SOLVED] Firefox Download Open Containing Folder launches T

#1 Post by k829king »

If I download a file in Firefox, then click on the download link (arrow pointing downwards near top right) and right mouse click and choose "Open Containing Folder" instead of getting PCManFM opening the Download folder I get Thunderbird starting.

I've found

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audacious/+bug/1196339
which is along same lines but nothing in there resolves my issue.

my /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache contains

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inode/directory=pcmanfm-qt.desktop;pcmanfm.desktop;
running Debian 10 LXDE
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Re: Firefox Download Open Containing Folder launches Thunder

#2 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

Check ~/.config/mimeapps.list
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Re: Firefox Download Open Containing Folder launches Thunder

#3 Post by sunrat »

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:Check ~/.config/mimeapps.list
I'm not sure if that affects the Downloads listed. I have a similar issue where PDF files open with GIMP (rather than the system preference of Okular) if I select "Open File" and neither PDF nor GIMP are listed in mimeapps.list. "Open Containing Folder" works fine although I'm on KDE not Xfce.
Haven't worked out how to fix it but haven't tried much either. It's annoying but not life-threatening.
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#4 Post by Deb-fan »

Obvious place to check, in the Firefox toolbar go to Edit, then select Preferences, in the General section scroll-down and there's a section titled Applications. Look that over and try fiddling with them. Have most of them set for Firefox to ask what to do when dealing with x-y-z type of files in mine. Are you using some download manager type of add-on on FF? If so check any settings there too. File managers Thunar and PcmanFm etc, also have controls for stuff like "open this type with" too. Though doubt it's your problem. The first one I've listed here would say is a most likely suspect in resolving the issues you're having.
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[SOLVED] Firefox Download Open Containing Folder launches Tb

#5 Post by k829king »

Thankyou Head_on_a_Stick
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
Check ~/.config/mimeapps.list
there were two entries of

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inode/directory=thunderbird.desktop;
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inode/directory=pcmanfm-qt.desktop;pcmanfm.desktop;
now back to normal. I'm guessing the thunderbird entries got created when a created a Thunderbird icon on the desktop

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#6 Post by Deb-fan »

Cool, thanks Hoas, didn't know anything about this thing/file. However this situation violates one of my immutable laws, specifically that being that Hoas is never allowed to be right about anything, so OP am going to need you to unfix things and try fiddling with FF settings instead. :P
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