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Firefox opens file:// links instead of application

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I set Windows explorer.exe to open file:// links, such as folders. Instead, Firefox opens them in a tab. How can I force them to be opened by the external application?

I set Windows explorer.exe to open file:// links, such as folders. Instead, Firefox opens them in a tab. How can I force them to be opened by the external application?

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I found solution: set "network.protocol-handler.expose.file=false" to not be opened in FF; "network.protocol-handler.external.file=true" to allow external app; "noscript.fixURI=false" to not overwrite ".expose." settings by NoScript AddOn.

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I found solution: set "network.protocol-handler.expose.file=false" to not be opened in FF; "network.protocol-handler.external.file=true" to allow external app; "noscript.fixURI=false" to not overwrite ".expose." settings by NoScript AddOn.