Download Manager for Firefox 11.0

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I've used an old version of Firefox but needed to upgrade so went to the latest 11.0
But "Free Download Manger" is no longer compatible. Any suggestions for a good compatible free manager?

(Also, I find V 11.0 a bit sluggish)
 

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Considering that I am using Firefox 11, along with Free Download Manager Version 3.8 build 1133, and the new FDM plugin 1.57, and that, with those programs installed and running, FDM works correctly every time I want to download a file, I have to conclude that the statement that FDM is not compatible with Firefox 11 is likely to be incorrect.

www.freedownloadmanager.org • Index page
 

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In addition to Flatiron suggestions if you did just a upgrade try this.
#1
Go to your Firefox Profiles at C/User/Your User Name/AppData/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/Your Profile/Extensions and look for the folder for Free Download Manger.
#2
There should be a file called install.rdf in that folder. Open it in a text editor Notepad++ Home
#3
Now you need to change the maxversion to 11. Find this line

<em:maxVersion>3.0.*</em:maxVersion> (the 3 could be a higher number is just an example)
Change to
<em:maxVersion>11.*</em:maxVersion>

#4
Save the file and close the editor.
#5
Restart Firefox is see if extension will work now.
You will get a window that will open up in Firefox asking you about this extension just click okay or something like that.
Jerry
 

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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a go.
 

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Considering that I am using Firefox 11, along with Free Download Manager Version 3.8 build 1133, and the new FDM plugin 1.57, and that, with those programs installed and running, FDM works correctly every time I want to download a file, I have to conclude that the statement that FDM is not compatible with Firefox 11 is likely to be incorrect.

www.freedownloadmanager.org • Index page
The default plugin is 1.5.5 which appears incompatible with FF v11. The FDM plugin 1.5.7 appears to be a "nightly". Getting to the nightly isn't that obvious.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
PSU
Seasonic M12II 520W
Case
Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling
Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
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Logitech MK520 (wireless)
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Logitech MK520
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6-7 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
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FireFox
Other Info
Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
FDM 3.9 RC1 supports Firefox 11
http://freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?t=1590


Or if you'd rather use the stable version, this is how I got FDM 3.8 Build 1173 working:

I edited the install.rdf file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Free Download Manager\Firefox\extension (the changes I made are in bold):

<em:targetApplication> <!-- Firefox -->
<Description>
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>1.5</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>12.*</em:maxVersion>
</Description>
</em:targetApplication>

After restarting Firefox I could enable the plugin from the Add-on Manager
 

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