If you’re a web developer, you’ve probably noticed that the “Save Link As” option for FTP files is missing in Chrome and Firefox. While this may not be a big deal for most people, it can be a pain if you’re working with a lot of FTP files. In this article, we’ll show you how to restore the “Save Link As” option for FTP files in Chrome and Firefox.
If you’ve ever tried to save a file from a web page over a FTP connection, you may have noticed that both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox don’t offer the “Save Link As” option. This can be quite frustrating, especially if you’re trying to download a large file.
Fortunately, there’s a simple workaround that will allow you to restore the “Save Link As” option in both Chrome and Firefox. All you need to do is change the file extension from .htm or .html to .xhtml.
Once you’ve made this change, the “Save Link As” option will appear when you try to save a file over a FTP connection. This workaround should work in all modern versions of Chrome and Firefox.
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What is the ‘Save Link As’ Option?
The ‘Save Link As’ option is a feature that allows you to save a web page, image, or other file from a website to your computer. This option is available in most web browsers, and is particularly useful for saving images and other files that you come across on the web.
To save a file using the ‘Save Link As’ option, right-click (or control-click on a Mac) on the link to the file that you want to save, and select ‘Save Link As’ from the menu that appears. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to select where you would like to save the file on your computer. Once you have selected a location, click ‘Save’ to save the file.
The ‘Save Link As’ option is particularly useful for saving images and other files from websites. However, it can also be used to save web pages for offline viewing, or to save web pages in a format that can be viewed on another device, such as a Kindle or iPad.
If you’re using the Google Chrome browser, you may have noticed that the ‘Save Link As’ option is missing from the menu that appears when you right-click on a link. This is because, by default, Chrome does not show the ‘Save Link As’ option for FTP (File Transfer Protocol) links.
Fortunately, there is a way to restore the ‘Save Link As’ option for FTP links in Chrome. To do this, type ‘chrome://flags’ into the Chrome address bar, and press Enter. This will open the Chrome flags page. Scroll down to the ‘Enable saving original-quality images’ flag, and click the ‘Enable’ link. Restart Chrome, and the ‘Save Link As’ option should now be available for FTP links.
If you’re using the Mozilla Firefox browser, you may also have noticed that the ‘Save Link As’ option is missing for FTP links. This is because, by default, Firefox also does not show the ‘Save Link As’ option for FTP links.
Fortunately, there is also a way to restore the ‘Save Link As’ option for FTP links in Firefox. To do this, type ‘about:config’ into the Firefox address bar, and press Enter. This will open the Firefox about:config page. Click the ‘I’ll be careful, I promise!’ button to continue. Search for the ‘browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting’ preference, and double-click on it to set its value to ‘true’. Restart Firefox, and the ‘Save Link As’ option should now be available for FTP links.
How to Restore the ‘Save Link As’ Option in Chrome
If you’re anything like me, you probably use Google Chrome as your primary browser. You may also use it for FTP purposes – connecting to remote servers to download or upload files.
If you’ve noticed that the “Save Link As” option is no longer appearing when you right-click on FTP files in Chrome, don’t fret! There is a way to restore it.
Here’s how:
1. Type “chrome://flags” into the Chrome address bar.
2. Search for “Enable save-link-as”.
3. Change the setting from “Default” to “Enabled”.
4. Relaunch Chrome.
That’s it! The “Save Link As” option should now be appearing when you right-click on FTP files.
How to Restore the ‘Save Link As’ Option in Firefox
We all know that the ‘Save Link As’ option is extremely useful when we want to download a file from the Internet. However, for some reason, both Chrome and Firefox have decided to remove this option for FTP files.
If you’re someone who still relies on the ‘Save Link As’ option to download FTP files, then you’ll be happy to know that there’s a way to restore it. Here’s how:
For Chrome:
1. Type ‘chrome://flags’ into the Chrome omnibar.
2. Search for ‘Enable save-link-as’.
3. Change the setting to ‘Enabled’.
4. Restart Chrome.
For Firefox:
1. Type ‘about:config’ into the Firefox address bar.
2. Search for ‘browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions’.
3. Double-click on the preference to change its value to ‘false’.
4. Restart Firefox.
Once you’ve followed the steps above, the ‘Save Link As’ option should be restored and you should be able to download FTP files as usual.
Conclusion
When you try to download a file from an FTP site using Chrome or Firefox, you may notice that the ‘Save Link As’ option is missing. This can be frustrating, especially if you rely on this option to download files from FTP sites on a regular basis.
Fortunately, there is a way to restore the ‘Save Link As’ option in both Chrome and Firefox. All you need to do is change a few settings in your browser.
In Chrome, you need to type ‘chrome://settings/content’ into the address bar and hit enter. Then, scroll down to the ‘Downloads’ section and enable the ‘Ask where to save each file before downloading’ option.
In Firefox, you need to type ‘about:preferences’ into the address bar and hit enter. Then, go to the ‘General’ tab and scroll down to the ‘Downloads’ section. Here, you need to select the ‘Always ask you where to save files’ option.
Once you’ve made these changes, the ‘Save Link As’ option will be restored in both Chrome and Firefox when you try to download files from FTP sites.
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If you’re like me, you often find yourself downloading files from FTP sites. And if you’re using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you may have noticed that the “Save Link As” option is missing when you right-click on a link to an FTP file.
There’s a simple workaround to this problem, however. All you need to do is change the file:// protocol to ftp:// in the URL.
For example, if the FTP URL is:
file://ftp.example.com/path/to/file.zip
You would change it to:
ftp://ftp.example.com/path/to/file.zip
Once you do that, the “Save Link As” option will reappear and you can download the file as usual.
