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TB pdf download file location

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J M
J M

when I open a pdf email attachment it saves in appdata/local/temp/pid. But I set my TB download setting to save in public/downloads. How to correct?

when I open a pdf email attachment it saves in appdata/local/temp/pid. But I set my TB download setting to save in public/downloads. How to correct?

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david
david
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That setting is when Thunderbird retrieves and saves the document. When you open the document, it becomes under control of your PDF viewer software, which may save in a different location.

J M
J M Question owner

thx, but..

when I download a pdf from my firefox browser (or gmail in firefox) it goes to c:users/public/downloads. 

if my pdf viewer software was set to a different location it would not go there from firefox either. it would also go to appdata/local/temp/pid like when I download from TB.
david
david
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I think you're confusing 'download' with 'open.'. When Firefox downloads a PDF, it is not invoking the PDF viewer software. When you open a PDF, you are. And it's the PDF viewer that is downloading to the other location.