Don't want to store temporary files in downloads folder firefox

When opening an attachment from a website, such as a pdf, a windows pops up letting you choose to open with "Preview Document" or "save to...." If I choose "preview document," the pdf will automatically saved to my Downloads folder, which I don't want. In Winxp, temporary files are store in a temporary folder, and will be replaced by new temporary files. How do I do that in mac? I want to temporary "preview" the pdf and don't want it to save a copy to the download folder, because I use the folder for the downloads I want to keep. I use firefox btw. Thanks.

Hi there,
How did you do this? As it is not possible to see the private folder through the preferences window when setting the downloads folder. I even used TinkerTool to make all hidden files & folders visible...
Thanks!

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