Opening instead of downloading file firefox

Skip to content. Star New issue. Jump to bottom. Copy link. Owner Author. Yes, the same-origin restriction still exists. Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Search Support Search. Home Firefox Manage preferences and add-ons Change what Firefox does when you For help with download problems, see What to do if you can't download or save files. For help with embedded media on web pages, see Fix common audio and video issues.

For help changing the e-mail program that Firefox uses, see Change the program used to open email links. Table of Contents 1 Download actions 2 Changing download actions 3 Adding download actions 4 Resetting download actions for all content types.

Note: Firefox will not be able to properly handle a file download if a misconfigured web server sends it with an incorrect Content type. For example, Firefox may display the content as plain text instead of opening the file in an application or asking you what to do.

You can contact the website in such cases or you can try a Firefox add-on such as Content-Type Fixer to work around the problem.

If you decide to use an add-on and you need help with it, you should visit the add-on site or contact the add-on developer directly for support. Multiple entries for the same file format or extension? Some file types can include more than one Internet Media type. When I open a text file in Firefox 5. Thread Tools. BB code is On. Smilies are On. All times are GMT The time now is PM. Twitter: linuxquestions. Open Source Consulting Domain Registration. Visit Jeremy's Blog. Search Blogs.

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