Handle Download popup using Firefox Browser Profile

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Firefox Browser Profile [Download Files]

This is the continuation of my previous topics, #link1 and #link2.  The simplest way to ignore Browser pop-up and save files is to make use of Browser profiles;  There are couple of ways to do this [can be done either manually or using scripts]

Advantages of using Browser Profile
    1| Skip download pop-up and save the files on specific folder
    2| No need of 3rd party tools like AutoIT or Java Robot



#Method1

Before you start working with pop-ups on Browser profiles, make sure that the Download options are set default to Save File.

(Open Firefox) Tools > Options > Applications

#Method2

Make use of the below snippet and do edits whenever necessary.


FirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile();

String path = "C:\\Test\\";
profile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList", 2);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.dir", path);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk", "application/msword, application/csv, application/ris, text/csv, image/png, application/pdf, text/html, text/plain, application/zip, application/x-zip, application/x-zip-compressed, application/download, application/octet-stream");
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.focusWhenStarting", false);  
profile.setPreference("browser.download.useDownloadDir", true);
profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.closeWhenDone", true);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete", false);
profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.useWindow", false);
profile.setPreference("services.sync.prefs.sync.browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting", false);
profile.setPreference("pdfjs.disabled", true);
       
driver = new FirefoxDriver(profile);