How do I prevent copies of pdf docs to desktop when browsing the internet?

This has been bugging me for a long time. I can't find any settings anywhere to disable this. Every time I view a pdf document from an internet browser window, it automatically saves a copy to my desktop. My desktop gets littered with these if I'm viewing a lot of docs. Is there a way to turn off this "feature?" Thanks in advance.

Hi, and Welcome to the Discussions!
One way is to use Safari>Preferences>General>Download Files to..., and set it to another Location... I make a Folder in Documents called Downloads for this.
To completely eliminate downloading it at all, try PDF Browser Plugin...
http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/

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