: Under the Downloads sub-section, select the radio button for "Always ask you where to save files" .

For users who want to automate renaming or use specific patterns (like adding dates or prefixes), several Firefox add-ons provide enhanced features:

To rename a file before downloading it in Firefox, you must enable the setting , which triggers a "Save As" dialog box where you can manually edit the filename.

By default, Firefox often saves files automatically to a designated folder with their original names, but changing this behavior gives you full control over naming and organization.

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