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how can I get firefox to NOT save files that I click on (like bank stmts)? Sometimes I don't want to automatically save them, I just want to look at the

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I don't want Firefox to automatically save files (like in the downloads folder) I just want to view them. I can't find how to do this? It only gives me options to save in designated folder, or ask me which folder.

I don't want Firefox to automatically save files (like in the downloads folder) I just want to view them. I can't find how to do this? It only gives me options to save in designated folder, or ask me which folder.

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philipp
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hi, you can generally configure the default action for certain filetypes in the firefox menu ≡ > options > applications panel. in case your bank statements come as pdf files look out for the "portable document format".

web-servers can also specifically trigger a download of any file though - if you want to circumvent that and use the default file action set in the applications-panel instead you could use the following addon: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/inlinedisposition/