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i Don't want firefox to give save and open option, i want it directly to save

gaurav_kumar37
gaurav_kumar37
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i don't want firefox to give these 2 option open with and save i want it to save automatically, please suggest how to do it file extension is "PEM", i am completely stuck.

i dont want the window which i have attached , i want directly to download without asking, "Do this Automatically" check box is also blurred out.

i don't want firefox to give these 2 option open with and save i want it to save automatically, please suggest how to do it file extension is "PEM", i am completely stuck. i dont want the window which i have attached , i want directly to download without asking, "Do this Automatically" check box is also blurred out.

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Michal Stanke
Michal Stanke
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Hi gaurav_kumar37.

You should be able to change the default behavior for each file in Firefox Options > Applications - more detailed described in Manage file types and download actions in Firefox help article.

Michal

gaurav_kumar37
gaurav_kumar37 Question owner
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Hi Michal,

i have Tried this but my file type is .PEM which is not visible there , when i download it also still it is not coming and "Do this Automatically from here" is aLSO COMING BLUR OUT

gaurav_kumar37
gaurav_kumar37 Question owner
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please help me on this

Michal Stanke
Michal Stanke
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Do you have also preset the folder where to save the downloads, or is Firefox always asking? Besides I am not sure, if it's safe to save .pem files without asking.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Are you unable to right-click the hyperlink for those .PEM files and use Save Link As...?

That is the most effective way of by-passing that "Save / Open" dialog. I suspect those .PEM files lack a proper MIME-Type; considering that "Do this Automatically" is greyed-out. Without a proper MIME-Type Firefox will always default to asking the user what to do with the file; it "assumes" nothing based solely upon the file extension. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type