Google Drive – Files Opening in New Window vs New Tab

firefoxgoogle-chromegoogle-drivegoogle-workspace

This might be a duplicate of How to open Google Drive files in new window but that question is 5 years old and unanswered.

When I'm in drive.google.com and I open a G Suite file (either double-click or select & press enter) in Firefox it opens in a new window whereas in Chrome it opens in a new tab.

Why do they do that? Is this a browser-specific quirk or a Google setting (that I haven't found)? Is there a way to control the behavior? I'd like them both to open in tabs, but presumably the same answer would be relevant in the opposite direction too.

Best Answer

...in Firefox it opens in a new window whereas in Chrome it opens in a new tab.
...a browser-specific quirk.

Firefox: how to open drive.google.com files in a new tab.

  • Go to Options-> General
  • Find Tabs
  • Check the: Open links in tabs instead of new windows option
  • Done :)

open in tabs

Related Topic