Open pdf in firefox instead of download

I'd like to be able to select "save it to my computer" and have it do this automatically, but that option is greyed out. I'm still prompted for each and every file I download, still preselected to open the file, with the "do this automatically for files like this from now on" still greyed out. I'd like to change it to the way I had before, or at the very least automatically set all downloads to save into my downloads folder. Could you try copying your old mimeTypes. You can open your new profile folder quickly using:.

Regarding the prefs. I think mine suggests whatever I did last for the same type of content, but I haven't paid close attention. I'm out of time to address the problem with "do this automatically" but there is one suggestion for why it could be grayed out in this article: Change what Firefox does when you click on or download a file. Is it possible you had a download-related extension before? In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences.

Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. Click the menu button and select Settings. If you want Firefox to always ask you what to do with PDF files, follow the above steps to change the action for the Portable Document Format PDF entry, except select Always ask from the drop-down menu.

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These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Kailas I don't understand what you're trying to do.. These headers have no effect on a file upload, you need to have the code behind the url set the headers every time it is downloaded by the client.

ColinM Thanks buddy, you said it right, the issue when we debugged was the mime type was set while uploading the files. This should be done by the back-end team. I tried to get codes on how to add headers in java script but was not successful. Thanks, as I got the real idea cleared from you Show 5 more comments. It uses the custom filename specified on the view side. Christophe Roussy Christophe Roussy Akshay Akshay 2, 3 3 gold badges 32 32 silver badges 70 70 bronze badges.

If you have control over the server code you should use 'attachement' as this will allow to use the same filename generation code. If you have no control over the server this is a good solution. This is a brilliant solution to the problem however, as always, IE is holding us back from using it: caniuse. Important to note that this does not work across domains e. If downloading from one domain, the download attribute will not work if content is stored on a different domain. CORS may allow that content to pass through haven't tested.

Yes figured! Show 1 more comment. This is for ASP. FilePath, FileMode. Open, FileAccess. Leon van Wyk Leon van Wyk 8 8 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges.

Oops, there were typing errors in my previous post. Andrew Barber By default, Google Chrome opens a PDF file in the browser window instead of saving it to the downloads folder. To have PDF files open in the browser again, repeat these steps and select the Preview in Firefox option or Use other option to choose another program.