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When I download a file from the internet I view it but I don't want to "save" it. Can you provide the option of opening the file but "don't save it". Thank you! My computer is Macbook air, M2 chip

John MacMillan

When I download a file from the internet I view it but I don't want to "save" it. Can you provide the option of opening the file but "don't save it". Thank you! My computer is Macbook air, M2 chip John MacMillan

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Enter about:config in the address bar and make the following preference true. browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1738574#c133 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox