Start Downloads in Temporary Directory

Supported on: Firefox 102 or later

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox

HKCU Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox

Value name: StartDownloadsInTempDirectory

Enabled: StartDownloadsInTempDirectory = 1

Disabled: StartDownloadsInTempDirectory = 0

Description

If this policy is enabled, Firefox will start downloads in a temporary directory and they will be automatically deleted when you close the browser. If this policy is disabled or not configured, Firefox will put downloads in the download folder and they will not be automatically deleted when you close the browser.