It's always worked that way for me. It's the reason I'll never click on a link anyone puts in for a screenshot. It's easy enough to paste a screenshot into the post if they want others to view it.

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@jellybirddesigns wrote:

Can anyone tell me why Ebay wants to download images that are attached to messages in the forums, instead of displaying them when clicked?

 

I remember just being able to click on an image that any OP had attached for instant viewing, but now it seems I have to go through this whole rigmarole of downloading and viewing from my own computer, which doesn't seem right.

 

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It's been happing for the last 6-12 months for me and is extremely irritating. For that reason, if someone attaches a photo, rather than put it in the message body, I don't open it. I don't want someone's photos on my hard drive!

Once a month I go to downloads and delete all the pics I have opened. Easy.