File Types

Opera comes with a default setup for handling files transferred to your computer.

To add your own file types:

Go to Tools > Preferences > File types
Click .
Enter the correctly spelled MIME string you wish to set up.
Enter a list of comma-separated file extensions to associate with the file type, for example "jpeg, jpg, jpe".
Select action Opera should take.

Action	Explanation
Show download dialog	Display multiple choice dialog on how to handle file.
Open with Opera	Opera can show text, markup languages, and images.
Save to disk	Opera can open transferred files automatically You can specify a download location for files of a particular type, for example C:\My Documents\Zip files for .zip files.
Open with default application	Let your operating system (Windows) decide which program to use when opening files of file type.
Open with other application	Use a different application than the one your operating system is set to use by default.
Use plug-in	Use a plug-in to view the file

Some servers may be incorrectly set up and tell you that a movie file is a plain text file. Try setting Opera to identify unreliable types by file extension to work around this.

Tip: Type in the "Quick find" field to find the file type you want to edit.

Note: Be careful when editing file types. Opera depends on certain file types in order to work properly.

From the help of Opera for computers 8.00, archived on April 10, 2005. See the original page.

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