How can i stop pdf from downloading in firefox

why are my adobe pdf file showing up as firefox browser files. Hi have Mozilla Firefox in addition to IE on my new computer. The computer is Win 7 Pro. But all my PDF files now open in the Firefox browser - which I Do NOT prefer. I would prefer that my Acrobat files open in Acrobat XI. HOw do I fix this?  · (So, there are two options, Firefox HTML and All Files.) I don't know how Elizabeth is downloading, but I am trying to download journal articles, so I have tried saving files from, for example, JSTOR or NBER. In the past, the PDF offered would be a PDF upon download, not converted to another mysterious file format, which requires Firefox.  · It's still possible in the new version of Firefox, which you are now using, to stop a download while in progress. There is a red button on the right side of the Downloads window corresponding to the file. Click that and it will cancel the process. Here is the link for more information about the [ [Downloads window]] Well, the download window.

Short of that, all we can do is save the PDF, and I don't think it would make any sense to perform metadata retrieval and then throw out a PDF that was specifically saved (via a PDF icon) just because the "attach associated PDF" pref was off. Broken bookmarks is caused by Firefox profile corruption, and the proper fix is to create a new profile. First, export bookmarks somewhere safe to import into the new profile, and if there are any cookies or passwords needed, I'd save those files following the above link for "Recovering important data from an old profile" (links not allowed). In Microsoft Edge, press Alt+F (or click on the ellipses right below the X button in the top-right corner) and choose Settings ; In the left-hand column, click on Cookies and sites permissions ; In the right-hand screen click on PDF documents in the middle of the Site permissions list; Finally, turn on the option Always open PDF files externally.

(So, there are two options, Firefox HTML and All Files.) I don't know how Elizabeth is downloading, but I am trying to download journal articles, so I have tried saving files from, for example, JSTOR or NBER. In the past, the PDF offered would be a PDF upon download, not converted to another mysterious file format, which requires Firefox. I use Firefox on a Mac. Every time I open a PDF file in the browser, the options I am given are 'Open with Firefox', 'Open with [Choice of software]', or 'Save file'. I choose the first, as I only want to look at the file without needing a copy on my computer, but it always downloads the file to my Download folder too. You can change what action Firefox takes for defined content types. This will not affect media embedded in a web page - only links to the files themselves. 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.