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How to reset or change "what should firefox do with this file" option in Firefox 3.6.6

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How to reset or change "what should firefox do with this file" in Firefox 3.6.6. Accidentally I changed it to save file for .pdf files and now I want to reset it to default asking whether to open or save.

any help please

Thanks, raj

How to reset or change "what should firefox do with this file" in Firefox 3.6.6. Accidentally I changed it to save file for .pdf files and now I want to reset it to default asking whether to open or save. any help please Thanks, raj

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Check the setting in Tools > Options > Applications

See "Reset Download Actions" and "File handling in Firefox 3 and SeaMonkey 2": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions

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Check the setting in Tools > Options > Applications

See "Reset Download Actions" and "File handling in Firefox 3 and SeaMonkey 2": http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions