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Does Firefox need to download every PDF that is viewed on internet?

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James replied 3 years ago
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We have our downloads set to a network location, and ask to save in location. We have needed to apply the fix I found in a forum by going to about:config, browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel and change value from true to false.

However, when even going to a PDF on the internet, it is automatically saving to the network location. Can this be changed?

Thank you! Nicole

We have our downloads set to a network location, and ask to save in location. We have needed to apply the fix I found in a forum by going to about:config, browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel and change value from true to false. However, when even going to a PDF on the internet, it is automatically saving to the network location. Can this be changed? Thank you! Nicole

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James
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That Preference was only applicable for Fx 98.0 to 101.0 as there is a newer preference for Fx 102.0 to current as in browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/manage-downloads-preferences-using-downloads-menu https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file

Please be careful with all about:config changes. Please read Firefox Advanced Customization and Configuration Options and Configuration Editor for Firefox to learn more.

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