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Firefox opens blank tab every time a .pdf file is opened. How can keep Firefox from doing this?

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A blank tab opens in Firefox every time I open a .pdf file. I've noticed several people have this issue but no sufficient response has been posted yet. It is incredibly annoying, especially since I may open multiple pdf files at once and when I return to Firefox there are several blank tabs open.

A blank tab opens in Firefox every time I open a .pdf file. I've noticed several people have this issue but no sufficient response has been posted yet. It is incredibly annoying, especially since I may open multiple pdf files at once and when I return to Firefox there are several blank tabs open.

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Are you using the built-in PDF Viewer (pdfjs) or the Adobe Reader, either in Firefox or standalone?

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According to my options, PDFs are supposed to be viewed using Adobe Reader and not viewed in Firefox. PDF files do open in Adobe, but a blank tab still opens in Firefox when I open them.