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Downloading attachment without having to save to a location

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msgray32
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Downloading attachment without having to save to a location it always brings up the download window choice even though I set to ask?? I would like to be able to just open the file and view as I have been able to do in the past??

Downloading attachment without having to save to a location it always brings up the download window choice even though I set to ask?? I would like to be able to just open the file and view as I have been able to do in the past??

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cor-el
cor-el
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In Firefox 97 and 98+ there have been changes to the download panel.

You can set this pref to false on the about:config page to prevent opening the download panel on each download.

  • browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.