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PDF files should not download, only open in browser

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I have set .pdf files to be opened in firefox, not download and browser is still opening those in new tab and also downloading those. What could cause this problem?

I have set .pdf files to be opened in firefox, not download and browser is still opening those in new tab and also downloading those. What could cause this problem?
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Solution eye eponami

Try to enter about:config in the address bar and switch browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir to true

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Solution eye oponami

Try to enter about:config in the address bar and switch browser.download.start_downloads_in_tmp_dir to true

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This solved my problem, thank you very much. Now I don't have 300 .pdf files in my desktop.