Can't download Gmail attachments on Ubuntu MATE 16.04

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Hi everybody,

I installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 and I’m having a problem when trying to download attachments on Gmail. I just installed the ISO and used the Quidsup Flassless Extras. That’s it. Apart from that, I just installed Clementine and Google Chrome. All the other software was preinstalled.

I don’t really know what went wrong, but when I click on the files I want to download on Gmail, it just doesn’t let me do it.

Hope someone can help me with this.

Thanks in advance.

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Hi @andfuv,

does this help?:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gmail

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Have you tried clearing Chrome’s cache and temporary files yet? You might also try disabling any extensions you have installed in Chrome. Other than not using the Quidsup Flassless Extras I followed the same track installing 16.04 and have not ran into this problem…yet.

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I’m using Inbox online to read Gmail (and doing any of possible commands flawlessly):

https://inbox.google.com/

Try it with your Gmail account. let me know.

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Hi @Michael_Gentry,

Thanks for helping me out. I had the problem both in Firefox and Google Chrome.

To check if an extension was causing the problem, I ran Firefox, my main browser, in safe mode (firefox --safe-mode). Gmail worked perfectly that way. I exited safe mode and disabled the Ubuntu Modifications. I restarted my browser. That was it. I don’t know what happened, but after doing that, Gmail worked perfectly in both Firefox and Chrome.

Thanks to you all for your help.

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