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I am getting a little peeved with Google Chrome, because I cannot find a way to download anything without saving it to the download folder. Often items such as pdfs are just intended for viewing only.

Is there somehow that I may avoid saving everything downloaded?
 

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rundwald said:
I am getting a little peeved with Google Chrome, because I cannot find a way to download anything without saving it to the download folder. Often items such as pdfs are just intended for viewing only.

Is there somehow that I may avoid saving everything downloaded?
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Wouldn't this be a Google Chrome problem, not a Windows 7 problem? Try searching the Google Chrome forum:

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!categories/chrome/windows

You will have to join to post.

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:rolleyes:As I have already asked there and received no reply, which clearly you would not know, surely I am not wrong to ask elsewhere, in case a member has had similar problems. Please do not treat other members like idiots.:huh:
 

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I use Comodo Dragon and have always wondered the same thing. There must be some logical reason why Chromium does this, but I have never read why. Maybe a security thing? You can download the installer and check it thoroughly before launching. I don't use any desktop shortcuts so I changed Dragon's default download location to desktop so I can see what is there, and delete it after each session so stuff doesn't pile up.
 

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rundwald said:
:rolleyes:As I have already asked there and received no reply, which clearly you would not know, surely I am not wrong to ask elsewhere, in case a member has had similar problems. Please do not treat other members like idiots.:huh:
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My reply was intended to provide you with a better source for obtaining a solution to your problem. As you state, I had no way of knowing where else you may have searched.

It may benefit you to provide the steps you have taken to find a solution, rather than infer, wrongly, I might add, that you are being treated like an idiot.

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If you have a PDF viewer extension for Chrome, PDF files are not downloaded when you click on them - they open inside of Chrome and are not saved to the download folder. The same goes for text files, photos, etc. The only things I see downloaded are application files, zips/rars, and things like that.

What specific file types are automatically downloaded for you?
 

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@ Sir George

I was out of order with my response and apologise.

@ kegobeer AFAICS all types. I'll have to try and find the extension you mentioned.

@all I wonder if Chrome may be losing its way, or Google becoming too almighty. The queries and problems on their forum that seem intractable seem legion.
 

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If anything you click is automatically downloaded, then there's something out of whack with your particular configuration, because that's definitely not the default action. You could create a new user on your computer, then download Chrome again using that new profile, install it, and see if the same problems continue.
 

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kegobeer said:
If you have a PDF viewer extension for Chrome, PDF files are not downloaded when you click on them - they open inside of Chrome and are not saved to the download folder. The same goes for text files, photos, etc. The only things I see downloaded are application files, zips/rars, and things like that.

What specific file types are automatically downloaded for you?
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They are actually Plugins. Go to about:plugins to enable them. Chrome should have its own built in PDF viewer which you can enable.
 

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Chrome calls them extensions, under settings -> extensions.
 

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Sorry to disagree kegobeer but they are not under Settings->Extensions. The only way to access them is "about: plugins".

There is no gap between : and plugins. It displays a smilie if I remove it.
 
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I see we're taking about different things. Plugins are where you say they are - where I'm just talking about extensions. However, I see that Foxit didn't install any extension, which is what I thought it did. You are correct. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
 

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No problem kegobeer. Foxit installs a Plugin as does Adobe Reader and the Chrome PDF reader.
 

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You can use the noparse tags to prevent smilies.
PHP: 
[PLAIN]about:plugins[/PLAIN]
about:plugins
 

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@ kegobeer
You wrote in any earlier post
If you have a PDF viewer extension for Chrome, PDF files are not downloaded when you click on them - they open inside of Chrome and are not saved to the download folder
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Before I go to extent of creating a new profile, which of the extensions available in Chrome is the one you mean? Ilooked through the extensions menu and am unsure.
 

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as I posted earlier its not an extension it is a plugin. Go to about:plugins in the address bar. Make sure Chrome PDF viewer is enabled.

screenshot210_2012-07-30.png

Or, if you prefer you can enable the Adobe Acrobat plugin, if you have it.
 

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Sorry missed that post!:o Blame it on me not being able to cope with five extra in our house on hols from Africa!:D
 

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Five! That's above and beyond. :rolleyes:
 

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Reinstallation dis the honours. Thanks all. :)
 

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