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After latest Firefox Update, downloaded pdf's show "@ File" instead of a thumbnail of the document- how do I change this?

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cj_meek
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Hello- Recently the way downloaded pdf's are displayed on my desktop are with a "@ File" icon instead of a thumbnail of actual document. The doc name also reads as "user/chris/download/blah blah blah.fileloc" rather than the actual name of the file. This means I need to click it to find out what the pdf is rather than knowing by seeing it. Maddening- please advise.

Thanks in advance!

Hello- Recently the way downloaded pdf's are displayed on my desktop are with a "@ File" icon instead of a thumbnail of actual document. The doc name also reads as "user/chris/download/blah blah blah.fileloc" rather than the actual name of the file. This means I need to click it to find out what the pdf is rather than knowing by seeing it. Maddening- please advise. Thanks in advance!

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Another Mac user reported an issue with downloads having .fileloc at the end, but that thread is still in discussion and doesn't appear to be solved. Some of the back and forth still might be useful: .fileloc.

cor-el
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Possibly related to this bug: Bug 1235162 - Crash when dragging objects in OS X (objc_msgSend | CFMessagePortIsValid)

Depends on: 1330470 - NEW - Drag and drop from downloads dropdown(to finder, iTunes, etc) doesn't work on the macintosh 1358075 - NEW - Fx53 no longer assigns user-friendly names to .webloc files on OS X 1358755 - NEW - Cannot save image by drag and drop to other than Finder/Desktop 1361116 - NEW - Services menu in os x does not send pasteboard data to the service 1325770 - RESOLVED FIXED - Cannot save image by drag and drop to desktop 1329997 - RESOLVED FIXED - Tooltips stop working due to a broken drag and drop session