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When I click on a .pdf link, I want to download it and display it in Foxit. How can I do that?

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ririri
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I used to be able to click on a .pdf link and the .pdf file would open in Foxit Reader and be saved to my download folder.

Now, I think since refreshing Firefox, clicking a .pdf link opens the .pdf in the Firefox browser.

How can I get .pdf links to open the .pdf in Foxit Reader, and not open in the Firefox browser??

I used to be able to click on a .pdf link and the .pdf file would open in Foxit Reader and be saved to my download folder. Now, I think since refreshing Firefox, clicking a .pdf link opens the .pdf in the Firefox browser. How can I get .pdf links to open the .pdf in Foxit Reader, and not open in the Firefox browser??

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ideato
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Hello ririri, you have to set it correct in the application panel. See how to do that easily in Changing download actions article.

thank you