I want PDF to open in the browser, not download. I can't find a setting to do this.
Other browsers open a pdf on the web inside the browser, which I like. Firefox wants to download it, which I do not like. The settings do not seem to allow me this choice for pdf. Other file types work.
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Hello,
Try renaming your mimetypes.rdf file in your profile folder - this file is where the file actions are stored so when it is missing, Firefox will recreate it. Hopefully when that happens, it will default so that PDFs will open in Firefox.
To go to your profile folder if Firefox is open:
- Go to your Troubleshooting page, either:
- Enter about:support in your address bar and press enter
- Go to Help (or
> 
) > Troubleshooting Information
- In the page that opens, click the "Show Folder" button
- Exit Firefox ( >
)
See the article Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data for more information, such as where to find the folder when Firefox is not open.
Rename the mimetypes.rdf file to mimetypes.old and then restart Firefox. If it works, you can delete the mimetypes.old file; if it doesn't and you want your application settings back you can rename the mimetypes.old file back to mimetypes.rdf (make sure you exit Firefox before doing that).
Articles for more information:
- Applications panel - Set how Firefox handles different types of files
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions
Let us know if that works!
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Hello,
Check your settings for PDF files in:
- Tools (or ) > Options > Applications
- For PDFs, set to "Preview in Firefox"
Also, you are using an outdated version of Firefox (current version is 33.0.3), you can update by going to:
- Help (or > ) > About Firefox
Or download a fresh copy at:
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
- (if you need a different localization) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
Thanks for your input. I did update to the latest version. But while Adobe Acrobat Forms and Adobe Acrobat XML Data Package show the Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox) choice, the Adobe Acrobat Document choices do not offer that selection. All I get are Always Ask Save As Use Adobe Acrobat None of these work to open in the browser. I have a Surface Pro 2 with 8.1 and the full pro version (Acrobat XI) IE opens in the browser as expected. Firefox does not. Oran
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Hello,
Try renaming your mimetypes.rdf file in your profile folder - this file is where the file actions are stored so when it is missing, Firefox will recreate it. Hopefully when that happens, it will default so that PDFs will open in Firefox.
To go to your profile folder if Firefox is open:
- Go to your Troubleshooting page, either:
- Enter about:support in your address bar and press enter
- Go to Help (or > ) > Troubleshooting Information
- In the page that opens, click the "Show Folder" button
- Exit Firefox ( > )
See the article Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data for more information, such as where to find the folder when Firefox is not open.
Rename the mimetypes.rdf file to mimetypes.old and then restart Firefox. If it works, you can delete the mimetypes.old file; if it doesn't and you want your application settings back you can rename the mimetypes.old file back to mimetypes.rdf (make sure you exit Firefox before doing that).
Articles for more information:
- Applications panel - Set how Firefox handles different types of files
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file#w_adding-download-actions
Let us know if that works!
That worked! I would never have figured that out. Thanks for the help. That was the only sticky point I had with Firefox. Oran