| How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | soldcake | 4/30/09 1:55 PM | As opposite to others (may be), how to set chrome such that pdf files are "unknown" to chrome, such that chrome will as me what to do each time? Some web sites does not post link to file directly, so "right click" trick does now work. When the site s |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | kerinin | 11/28/09 9:02 AM | I'd like to second this - I would really prefer for PDF's to be treated the same way in Windows as they are in OSX and linux - as files to be downloaded. I don't like Adobe's in-browser viewer and would prefer not to use it. Is there a setting some |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | Rem Pargo | 1/10/10 9:12 AM | If you have a dutch Chrome installed: Go to 'Opties' Then go to tab 'Geavenceerde opties' Click on 'Instellingen voor automatisch openen wissen' |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | irauser | 1/14/10 11:00 AM | The feature is all the more important now that pdf's are used as malware vectors. |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | Jesse St | 4/6/10 5:34 PM | Options > Under the Hood > Privacy > Content settings... > Disable individual plug-ins... |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | wakkawalla | 9/27/10 1:56 AM | Just type (copy & paste), this into the address bar. chrome://plugins That will take you the page to disable plugins, as mentioned by JESSE ST. Then disable Chrome PDF Viewer Thats it! |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | patowns | 10/24/10 3:46 PM | THIS IS THE BEST!!!!!! If I click on a PDF online... I want it to download not open. Thanks this works. |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | frankzvovu | 12/13/10 3:18 PM | I don't mind Google making their own PDF viewer but did they have to make it so terrible?!?!?! It's a piece of garbage! |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | taklaman | 9/6/11 1:55 AM | I also don't like the built-in viewer (Chrome and Adobe). But I would like a popup dialog (like in Firefox) which asks me to open default app (like Acrobat Reader app) or download. I have followed the steps mentioned before by disabling the plugins b |
| Re: How to disable automatic pdf files handling? | johnswolter | 10/15/11 7:32 AM | Extensions and Plug-Ins have options that can affect which application runs to handle different files. This is part of the solution for Extension behaviors. The Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google) allows you to choose from a list which files to |