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Cannot download PDFs from Google Web and Google Scholar; same for Google Chrome, but works on Internet Explorer

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For some reason, I cannot download PDFs from Google, both the generic web and their Scholar site. When I click on links that should allow me to access PDFs nothing happens and the site times-out. I tried using Google Chrome, same thing. I have tried Internet Explorer and that works. So, I know it is a problem, some type of setting issue that I am having. It worked earlier in the year as I downloaded many PDFs for my research. This problem is extremely frustrating. I tried updating my Firefox version, clearing cache, and a few other things today. Nada!!

For some reason, I cannot download PDFs from Google, both the generic web and their Scholar site. When I click on links that should allow me to access PDFs nothing happens and the site times-out. I tried using Google Chrome, same thing. I have tried Internet Explorer and that works. So, I know it is a problem, some type of setting issue that I am having. It worked earlier in the year as I downloaded many PDFs for my research. This problem is extremely frustrating. I tried updating my Firefox version, clearing cache, and a few other things today. Nada!!