Can't open a pdf I installed on my site

When I try to go to a pdf I installed on my site , Firefox instead suddenly asks me to save the page on my computer. This is something new this afternoon.
Works fine on Chrome and Safari. It doesn't happen with an html or docx.

''paulfranson [[#question-1045834|said]]''
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When I try to go to a pdf I installed on my site , Firefox instead suddenly asks me to save the page on my computer. This is something new this afternoon.
Works fine on Chrome and Safari. It doesn't happen with an html or docx.
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many thanks. No idea why it changed but that should fix it.

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