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Applications

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ronaldveenstra
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Why some extension can not be set in the Applications save as standard? Or in the settings option's default save to caught by clicking on a link of a file? Now I must always indicate the Save file in several files.

Why some extension can not be set in the Applications save as standard? Or in the settings option's default save to caught by clicking on a link of a file? Now I must always indicate the Save file in several files.
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cor-el
cor-el
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This can happen if the server is sending the file as a generic type like "application/octet-stream" or as a content-disposition type.

FredMcD
FredMcD
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This may help;

Bypass Forced Download {web link} Remove "Content-Disposition: attachment"