Disable the email attachment from the field map layout by selecting “No” for the “Attach file to Email notifications” option.
Do not use the shortcode in the On Submit Message Box or the email body if you do not want the user to download the PDF.
PDFs are generated ‘on-demand’ and not ‘saved’ as PDFs on the web server. Create a Formidable View for admin users only to view/download the PDFs on-demand.
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