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You click a PDF link and Chrome opens it in a browser tab.

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If you want a saved file instead, change Chrome's PDF documents preference.

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We will use one harmless fictional PDF and verify a real

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file appears in Downloads, not just that a switch moved.

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Open Chrome Settings.

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Go to Privacy and security, Site settings, then Additional content

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settings and PDF documents.

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Read the current choice before editing it.

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This preference is separate from the Downloads location setting, which

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only chooses where saved files go.

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Select Download PDFs rather than Open PDFs in Chrome.

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This applies to new PDF links in this browser profile.

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It does not retroactively save a PDF already open in a

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tab, so use a fresh click for the test.

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Click the plain inline PDF test link in the matching web

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guide, not the Download card.

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It points to pdf-behavior-practice dot P D F without an HTML download instruction.

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This is a one-page fictional file.

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A forced-download link cannot test Chrome's built-in PDF preference.

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Open Chrome's recent Downloads and find the exact practice filename.

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Choose Show in folder to verify a file was written.

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The new entry and actual saved path are stronger evidence than

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the setting display alone.

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The location can differ from another person's computer.

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Confirm you changed PDF documents in the same Chrome profile used for the click.

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Inspect any PDF viewer extension and the site's response behavior.

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A download landing in the wrong folder is a different problem;

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change Downloads location separately if needed.

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For the controlled test, the PDF should appear as a new

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Chrome download and Show in folder should reveal pdf-behavior-practice

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dot P D F.

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If only the setting changed but no file appears, the outcome

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has not been verified yet.