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After last update firefox opens the downloaded PDF files instead of downloading

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Ahmad Izzate
Ahmad Izzate
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Who has experienced downloading a PDF file after the last update, Firefox used to open a download dialogue but now it opens the file in same tab instead of downloading it. this can be annoying especially when opening emails and downloading files, every time I have to reopen the same location.

this happened only today after the last update

Who has experienced downloading a PDF file after the last update, Firefox used to open a download dialogue but now it opens the file in same tab instead of downloading it. this can be annoying especially when opening emails and downloading files, every time I have to reopen the same location. this happened only today after the last update

Chosen solution

See How file downloads are handled in Firefox.

To change what Firefox does for PDF files and other types of downloads, see the "Changing download actions" section of this article: Manage file types and download actions in Firefox

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AliceWyman
AliceWyman
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Chosen Solution

See How file downloads are handled in Firefox.

To change what Firefox does for PDF files and other types of downloads, see the "Changing download actions" section of this article: Manage file types and download actions in Firefox

Terry
Terry
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A bug report has been filed. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758962

lauyflow
lauyflow
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This is really annoying!

My users are complaining that the site suddenly disappears on PDF download..

Modified by lauyflow