How can I configure Google Chrome to stop trying to open PowerPoint and other document files using Google Documents? I work behind a firewall, and Google Documents cannot access the files anyway. Google Chrome just gives me an error instead of just downloading the files? I get the following error:
Sorry, we are unable to retrieve the document for viewing or you don't have permission to view the document.
In Chrome you need to go to the Extensions panel and disable "Docs PDF/Powerpoint Viewer (by Google)."See instructions below.
In Windows XP/Vista/7:
When opening documents in Chrome, your local programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, etc) will now open your documents instead of Google Docs.
answered Feb 14, 2018 at 1:40 121 3 3 bronze badgesClick the (gray) wrench in the upper right corner of Chrome, select Options, select the "Under the Bonnet" tab, check the "Ask where to save each file before downloading" checkbox (if it isn't checked) under Downloads, and, if needed, click the "Clear auto-opening settings", also under Downloads. If this button is grayed out (disabled), it probably means you haven't specified any opening settings yet.
If these steps do not help, you might want to read (for example) the comments/answers at this link (which I tried to sum up above), there are further options (like manually editing Chrome's preferences file etc)
answered Feb 7, 2011 at 10:53 OpaCitiZen OpaCitiZen 111 2 2 bronze badgesseems that your suggestion does something a bit different to what I want. I have already set my download location to a directory where I'd like to have all files downloaded to. (I don't want to specify the directory for each file) I'll try to check the link you provided though. thanks
Commented Feb 7, 2011 at 12:39This is very simple, just need to follow the attached image:
Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the picture for reference.
