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Reset invisible file type association

Asked by Scwounch

I downloaded ktorrent for handling torrent files and tried to set up firefox to use it instead of the default bittorrent program. I told firefox to use that program every time it sees a .torrent file, but ktorrent wasn't working for some reason, so I uninstalled it. Now I just want to get back to the way things were with firefox asking me what to do when it comes across a .torrent. I checked the Preferences->Content dialog for managing file types, but there is no entry for .torrent or anything related to that. Is there a way to "reset" to firefox's original defaults... at least with respect to handling file types?

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Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) said : 		#1

If there is no entry in Preferences->Content, it should ask you what to do when it comes across a torrent file. You will then have the option to change what it does. Does it not do this?

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Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) said : 		#2

Aaaagh. Clicked the wrong button.

If there is no entry in Preferences->Content, it should ask you what to do when it comes across a torrent file. You will then have the option to change what it does. Does it not do this?

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Scwounch (scwounch) said : 		#3

Correct, It does not ask. It brings up the save file dialog for a split second and it disappears.

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Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) said : 		#4

Does it save it to the desktop then?

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Scwounch (scwounch) said : 		#5

No, nothing is saved. It appears to save when the download dialog comes up briefly, but the default save directory (desktop) is empty.

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Best Scwounch (scwounch) said : 		#6

I discovered something interesting. Firefox asks me what to do with the .torrent file if the link is directly to that file type. The torrent site I was looking at originally uses a php link of some sort and that is what got messed up. So Firefox is mishandling .php associations in actuality.

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Scwounch (scwounch) said : 		#7

Thank you for continually following up with me though. :)

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Robert Clipsham (mrmonday) said : 		#8

Glad I could help.