In Chrome as well as in Safari, if I click on any link, it downloads the html files instead of opening the link. Tried resetting Chrome, clearing browsing history but still facing the same issue. Its quite annoying.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.4
That is the default behavior if you are holding down cmd+opt when you click. Maybe something is stuck.
vetri289 wrote:
sorry, what's the solution here?
Stop using " cmd + opt " when clicking a link
There is a setting for the Trackpad that if configure by the user
Change mouse or trackpad tracking, double-click, and scrolling speed on Mac
To change how you secondary click (or Control-click), see Right-click on Mac.
Set up your trackpad to Control-click an item
To Control-click using only your trackpad, you can change its settings.
> System Settings, then click Trackpad 
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)I get the same behavior if I ctrl-click a link and choose "Download Linked File As..."
Maybe your keyboard shortcuts are messed up?
vetri289 wrote:
If I hold down cmd+opt and click the same link, it opens it in a new tab. Does that mean anything? I am facing almost all the issues listed in this thread. Safari downloading html links instead of … - Apple Community
Working on a Desktop computer with External Keyboard and Bluetooth Mouse
Using the cmd + opt and click a link ( url ) will open Safari in a Second New Instance of Safari with the linked page appearing there
If I hold down cmd+opt and click the same link, it opens it in a new tab. Does that mean anything? I am facing almost all the issues listed in this thread. Safari downloading html links instead of … - Apple Community
Stop using " cmd + opt " when clicking a link
PRP_53 wrote:
vetri289 wrote:
sorry, what's the solution here?
Stop using " cmd + opt " when clicking a link
There is a setting for the Trackpad that if configure by the user
Change mouse or trackpad tracking, double-click, and scrolling speed on Mac
To change how you secondary click (or Control-click), see Right-click on Mac.
Set up your trackpad to Control-click an item
To Control-click using only your trackpad, you can change its settings.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
https://help.apple.com/assets/65A8106E7C69B635140E606E/65A81072C0272B1FFA02DE51/en_US/2f77cc85238452e25cb517130188bf99.png
> System Settings, then click Trackpad
https://help.apple.com/assets/65A8106E7C69B635140E606E/65A81072C0272B1FFA02DE51/en_US/a9229f450fd3818cdc5f06595bff68d2.png1.
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Click the “Secondary click” pop-up menu on the right, then choose an option.
3. You can choose to Control-click by clicking with one or two fingers.
I am using cmd + option only because if I don't use it, it just keeps downloading html files instead of opening that link. Secondary click is not the issue here - that is working fine.
The issue is - out of nowhere, any link I click downloads a html file. This started a few hrs ago and any number of resets/restarts won't resolve the issue.
sorry, what's the solution here?
Sorry but at this point it is best to Observe and let others take the lead on your computer issue
CLICKING ON ANY BUTTON DOWNLOADS HTML FILES
