Howto: Use Firefox to Save Protected Media

You can save protected, or otherwise hard to get media items from any website using Firefox.  Here’s what to do:

  • Navigate to the page where there is a picture or other media item you want to save, but can’t for some reason
  • Click on Tools>Page Info on the Firefox menu bar
  • Click on the Media button at the top of the Page Info window
  • Select the media you want to download form the list and a preview will appear below
  • Click on Save As to save the file to your disk
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