Download pdf instead of opening in drive chrome

Open Chrome and click the more options button at the top right. From the menu, select Settings. Select where you want to save the file to, and it will be saved.

This is a Chrome based setting and it will change how Chrome works. You may have a PDF viewer installed on your system. If this PDF viewer is set as the default app for handling all PDF files on your system, it may intercept the file and open it instead.

This tends to happen because file defaults are set at an OS level. Check if the PDF viewer you have installed has any setting that you can change that will prevent it from communicating with Chrome, or any other browser you might have installed.

Of course, with this setting set the way it is, you simply cannot open PDF files in Chrome any more. Your email address will not be published. I simply copy and paste the link in Firefox and download the file. Bu not everyone will want to install another browser just to download PDF files.

Doing so will make Chrome download PDF files instead of opening them. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. I have a 5 years old Chromebox not Chromebook and this issue goes on and off randomly and I forget if the settings should be from the device or from the browser settings.

Today was the first time I saw your page but from several engine searches, your result was on top exactly the number one result. Mine was already set up like that with download pdf files selected. Turned it off and on again but Chrome still steadfastly refuses to download a pdf — my e mail system is disabled at a stroke!