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radu60gigi
radu60gigi
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Hello,

when I open a document (word, excel, pdf, etc), at the same time the document is open but it is also saved, how do I stop the option to save the document

Thank you

Hello, when I open a document (word, excel, pdf, etc), at the same time the document is open but it is also saved, how do I stop the option to save the document Thank you

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radu60gigi
radu60gigi Question owner
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NOBODY come on community

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Before Firefox 98, "Open with [application]" saved the file in the Windows TEMP folder, and passed that path to the application

Starting in Firefox 98, "Open with [application]" saves the file in your default download folder, and passes that path to the application

If you are on the beta channel, you might have seen that in Firefox 97. ??

General article on download workflow changes: How file downloads are handled in Firefox

radu60gigi
radu60gigi Question owner
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the save option should not be optional? why should I load my computer with unnecessary files?

Terry
Terry
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A temporary 'fix' is outlined in the thread linked below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370494