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Why do documents automatically try to download instead of opening when I left click on the link

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Why do documents automatically try to download instead of opening when I left click on the link

Why do documents automatically try to download instead of opening when I left click on the link

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The change was made by version 98. Your settings under Applications on the General page of Settings may have been changed so you should check them. Generally speaking, you can't stop files downloading even if you only want to view them.

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/98.0/releasenotes/

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The change was made by version 98. Your settings under Applications on the General page of Settings may have been changed so you should check them. Generally speaking, you can't stop files downloading even if you only want to view them.

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/98.0/releasenotes/