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teresaejunior
Brass Contributor
Nov 25, 2021

How to stop blocking PDF downloads, please?

Hi! I am constantly downloading PDF files to verify them later, and I'm disappointed, when organising them, to find some downloads were blocked for security. While I understand the concern, I know the source from where I'm downloading the files, and they are very important to me, so I need, please, an option to disable this behaviour, so I won't end with important missing files.

 

Disabling SmartScreen does not make any difference. I'm on Linux Mint 20.2 / Ubuntu 20.04, with Edge Stable 96.0.1054.34.

 

Thanks for your attention!

  • teresaejunior's avatar
    teresaejunior
    Brass Contributor
    Dec 01, 2021
    I tried to rephrase the title, because it looked like I was unsatisfied, but what I've asked for is a way to workaround this issue!
    • Deleted's avatar
      Deleted
      Dec 01, 2021
      Hi
      In the Edge (downloaded) settings you can try to enable - always ask what to do with the downloaded file, and disable the automatic opening of Office files.
      Please check it out.
    • Deleted's avatar
      Deleted
      Dec 01, 2021

      You can also change the save location of downloads to an external drive, also in the Edge settings.

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