How to stop idm from downloading pdf

Top Rated Most Recent. Accept Solution Reject Solution. Basically anything that is displayed in your browser needs to be downloaded first, and then it is retrieved by the browser and displayed. You can go through the settings on your browser and find the local cache IE likes the folder "temporary internet files".

Every image, script, or other document called for by a web page will be located there. Posted 3-Oct am MadMyche. You have no control over which application on the client shows your PDF file.

You cannot change that from your website code. Posted 3-Oct am Dave Kreskowiak. Add your solution here. OK Paste as. Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML.

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Prevent PDF auto download by idm using pdf. Asked 6 years, 7 months ago. Active 5 months ago. Viewed 21k times. Improve this question.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Modify response header for your PDF link to force your browser to view pdf inside its view , please consider that each browser may handle the response differently , more details about this method can be found here. Improve this answer. Community Bot 1 1 1 silver badge.

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