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Can't Open .tiff in Firefox Browser

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I could have sworn a week or two ago I was able to open .tiff files in the Firefox browser. But this week, when I click on a file, it goes straight to saving them to my computer. Is there a way to change this setting? I checked in my options, but did not see .tiff.

I could have sworn a week or two ago I was able to open .tiff files in the Firefox browser. But this week, when I click on a file, it goes straight to saving them to my computer. Is there a way to change this setting? I checked in my options, but did not see .tiff.

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You may be able to add .tiff files using the procedure outlined in the link below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_changing-download-actions

It seems Firefox is now downloading all files, even if you only want to open them. A temporary 'fix' is outlined in the thread below.

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

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You may be able to add .tiff files using the procedure outlined in the link below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_changing-download-actions

It seems Firefox is now downloading all files, even if you only want to open them. A temporary 'fix' is outlined in the thread below.

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

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Okay, the solution in the first link added this file type to the application settings. I set it to "always ask" as it had been before, I believe.

Modified by FireFoxFan1