Cannot open pdf files downloaded using firefox. They open fine using safari, and used to open fine before my latest update of firefox.????
I am running the latest version of snow leopard on my mac. Since the last update of Firefox, I have not been able to open any newly downloaded pdf's. I get a message that says "The file cannot be opened. it may be damaged or use a file format that preview doesn't recognize." When I download using Safari, everything works fine. I have been using Firefox for a long time and all of my bookmarks are in Firefox.
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Using the Adobe Reader plugin with Firefox
Opening PDF files within Firefox
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And why should I do that? Files used to open fine with OS X Preview before the FF upgrade. The problem lies with FF6 not with anything on my computer. As noted above, the same file downloaded with Safari opens fine
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Troubleshooting extensions and themes
Update All your Firefox Plugins
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Same problem, followed your advice to no avail, but only thing that worked was to go to FF Tools menu, clicked on "Add-ons", then selected "Plug-ins", and for Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in, Version 10.1.3 clicked "Disable". Then presto I could download my pdf's and read them in my adobe reader like I could before this problem appeared.
I also disabled adobe npapi plug-in and now the pdf files open as usual.