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Hello,

when I open a document (word, excel, pdf, etc), at the same time the document is open but it is also saved, how do I stop the option to save the document

Thank you

Hello, when I open a document (word, excel, pdf, etc), at the same time the document is open but it is also saved, how do I stop the option to save the document Thank you

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NOBODY come on community

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Before Firefox 98, "Open with [application]" saved the file in the Windows TEMP folder, and passed that path to the application

Starting in Firefox 98, "Open with [application]" saves the file in your default download folder, and passes that path to the application

If you are on the beta channel, you might have seen that in Firefox 97. ??

General article on download workflow changes: How file downloads are handled in Firefox

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the save option should not be optional? why should I load my computer with unnecessary files?

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A temporary 'fix' is outlined in the thread linked below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1370494