diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesFilesController.php
index ef701020d8..4f166b06d5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Accessories/AccessoriesFilesController.php
@@ -161,22 +161,19 @@ class AccessoriesFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             } else {
 
+                // Display the file inline
+                if (request('inline') == 'true') {
+                    $headers = [
+                        'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                    ];
+                    return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
+                }
+
+
                 // We have to override the URL stuff here, since local defaults in Laravel's Flysystem
                 // won't work, as they're not accessible via the web
                 if (config('filesystems.default') == 'local') { // TODO - is there any way to fix this at the StorageHelper layer?
                     return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-                } else {
-                    if ($download != 'true') {
-                        \Log::debug('display the file');
-                        if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) { // TODO - this will fail on private S3 files or large public ones
-                            return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                        }
-
-                        return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
-                    }
-
-                    return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
index a68ef482cc..9889cd29ca 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AssetModelsFilesController.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
      * @return View
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($modelId = null, $fileId = null, $download = true)
+    public function show($modelId = null, $fileId = null)
     {
         $model = AssetModel::find($modelId);
         // the asset is valid
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ class AssetModelsFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             }
 
-            if ($download != 'true') {
-                if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) {
-                    return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                }
+            if (request('inline') == 'true') {
 
-                return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
+                $headers = [
+                    'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                ];
+
+                return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
             }
 
             return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetFilesController.php
index 2c7d6ff9ec..a4e0605999 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/AssetFilesController.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AssetFilesController extends Controller
      * @return View
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($assetId = null, $fileId = null, $download = true)
+    public function show($assetId = null, $fileId = null)
     {
         $asset = Asset::find($assetId);
         // the asset is valid
@@ -103,12 +103,13 @@ class AssetFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             }
 
-            if ($download != 'true') {
-                if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) {
-                    return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                }
+            if (request('inline') == 'true') {
 
-                return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
+                $headers = [
+                    'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                ];
+
+                return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
             }
 
             return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentsFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentsFilesController.php
index 3fc93b74e5..d46dc05f9c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentsFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Components/ComponentsFilesController.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ComponentsFilesController extends Controller
      * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($componentId = null, $fileId = null, $download = true)
+    public function show($componentId = null, $fileId = null)
     {
         \Log::debug('Private filesystem is: '.config('filesystems.default'));
         $component = Component::find($componentId);
@@ -157,21 +157,17 @@ class ComponentsFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             } else {
 
+                // Display the file inline
+                if (request('inline') == 'true') {
+                    $headers = [
+                        'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                    ];
+                    return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
+                }
+
                 if (config('filesystems.default') == 'local') { // TODO - is there any way to fix this at the StorageHelper layer?
                     return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-                } else {
-                    if ($download != 'true') {
-                        \Log::debug('display the file');
-                        if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) { // TODO - this will fail on private S3 files or large public ones
-                            return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                        }
-
-                        return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
-                    }
-
-                    return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-
-                }
+                } 
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Consumables/ConsumablesFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Consumables/ConsumablesFilesController.php
index 9b4007a43b..def1e0d8ed 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Consumables/ConsumablesFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Consumables/ConsumablesFilesController.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ConsumablesFilesController extends Controller
      * @return \Symfony\Consumable\HttpFoundation\Response
      * @throws \Illuminate\Auth\Access\AuthorizationException
      */
-    public function show($consumableId = null, $fileId = null, $download = true)
+    public function show($consumableId = null, $fileId = null)
     {
         $consumable = Consumable::find($consumableId);
 
@@ -155,22 +155,19 @@ class ConsumablesFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             } else {
 
+                // Display the file inline
+                if (request('inline') == 'true') {
+                    $headers = [
+                        'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                    ];
+                    return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
+                }
+
+
                 // We have to override the URL stuff here, since local defaults in Laravel's Flysystem
                 // won't work, as they're not accessible via the web
                 if (config('filesystems.default') == 'local') { // TODO - is there any way to fix this at the StorageHelper layer?
                     return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-                } else {
-                    if ($download != 'true') {
-                        \Log::debug('display the file');
-                        if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) { // TODO - this will fail on private S3 files or large public ones
-                            return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                        }
-
-                        return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
-                    }
-
-                    return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseFilesController.php
index d457d4983a..442635669b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Licenses/LicenseFilesController.php
@@ -152,21 +152,19 @@ class LicenseFilesController extends Controller
                     ->header('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
             } else {
 
+                if (request('inline') == 'true') {
+
+                    $headers = [
+                        'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                    ];
+
+                    return Storage::download($file, $log->filename, $headers);
+                }
+
                 // We have to override the URL stuff here, since local defaults in Laravel's Flysystem
                 // won't work, as they're not accessible via the web
                 if (config('filesystems.default') == 'local') { // TODO - is there any way to fix this at the StorageHelper layer?
                     return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
-                } else {
-                    if ($download != 'true') {
-                        \Log::debug('display the file');
-                        if ($contents = file_get_contents(Storage::url($file))) { // TODO - this will fail on private S3 files or large public ones
-                            return Response::make(Storage::url($file)->header('Content-Type', mime_content_type($file)));
-                        }
-
-                        return JsonResponse::create(['error' => 'Failed validation: '], 500);
-                    }
-
-                    return StorageHelper::downloader($file);
 
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UserFilesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UserFilesController.php
index cb49396324..62726e9827 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UserFilesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UserFilesController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Users;
 
+use App\Helpers\StorageHelper;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Http\Requests\AssetFileRequest;
 use App\Models\Actionlog;
@@ -139,18 +140,25 @@ class UserFilesController extends Controller
 
         // the license is valid
         if (isset($user->id)) {
+
             $this->authorize('view', $user);
 
             $log = Actionlog::find($fileId);
-            $file = $log->get_src('users');
 
-            return Response::download($file); //FIXME this doesn't use the new StorageHelper yet, but it's complicated...
+            // Display the file inline
+            if (request('inline') == 'true') {
+                $headers = [
+                    'Content-Disposition' => 'inline',
+                ];
+                return Storage::download('private_uploads/users/'.$log->filename, $log->filename, $headers);
+            }
+
+            return Storage::download('private_uploads/users/'.$log->filename);
+
         }
-        // Prepare the error message
-        $error = trans('admin/users/message.user_not_found', ['id' => $userId]);
 
-        // Redirect to the licence management page
-        return redirect()->route('users.index')->with('error', $error);
+        // Redirect to the user management page if the user doesn't exist
+        return redirect()->route('users.index')->with('error',  trans('admin/users/message.user_not_found', ['id' => $userId]));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
index 86b4ee7730..0810cbd740 100644
--- a/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/accessories/view.blade.php
@@ -210,10 +210,15 @@
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>
                                                     @if ($file->filename)
-                                                        <a href="{{ route('show.accessoryfile', [$accessory->id, $file->id, 'download' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show.accessoryfile', [$accessory->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                                                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                                             <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.download') }}</span>
                                                         </a>
+
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show.accessoryfile', [$accessory->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                                                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                                                        </a>
+
                                                     @endif
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>{{ $file->created_at }}</td>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
index 70bd87948b..6c3c04511a 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/view.blade.php
@@ -203,10 +203,15 @@
                       </td>
                       <td>
                         @if ($file->filename)
-                          <a href="{{ route('show.componentfile', [$component->id, $file->id, 'download' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                          <a href="{{ route('show.componentfile', [$component->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                             <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.download') }}</span>
                           </a>
+
+                          <a href="{{ route('show.componentfile', [$component->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                          </a>
+
                         @endif
                       </td>
                       <td>{{ $file->created_at }}</td>
diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
index fa9b5ab485..26265a3d74 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
@@ -160,10 +160,14 @@
                       </td>
                       <td>
                         @if ($file->filename)
-                          <a href="{{ route('show.consumablefile', [$consumable->id, $file->id, 'download' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                          <a href="{{ route('show.consumablefile', [$consumable->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                             <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.download') }}</span>
                           </a>
+
+                          <a href="{{ route('show.consumablefile', [$consumable->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                          </a>
                         @endif
                       </td>
                       <td>{{ $file->created_at }}</td>
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/view.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/view.blade.php
index a583602958..0383404e0e 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/view.blade.php
@@ -1266,9 +1266,13 @@
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>
                                                     @if (($file->filename) && (Storage::exists('private_uploads/assets/'.$file->filename)))
-                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/assetfile', [$asset->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/assetfile', [$asset->id, $file->id, 'download'=>'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                                                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                                         </a>
+
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/assetfile', [$asset->id, $file->id, 'inline'=>'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                                                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                                                        </a>
                                                     @endif
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>
@@ -1363,9 +1367,14 @@
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>
                                                     @if (($file->filename) && (Storage::exists('private_uploads/assetmodels/'.$file->filename)))
-                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$asset->model->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$asset->model->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                                                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                                         </a>
+
+                                                        <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$asset->model->id, $file->id, 'inline'=>'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                                                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                                                        </a>
+
                                                     @endif
                                                 </td>
                                                 <td>
diff --git a/resources/views/licenses/view.blade.php b/resources/views/licenses/view.blade.php
index 8dcf10caf2..f25076e714 100755
--- a/resources/views/licenses/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/licenses/view.blade.php
@@ -474,10 +474,15 @@
                 </td>
                 <td>
                   @if ($file->filename)
-                    <a href="{{ route('show.licensefile', [$license->id, $file->id, 'download' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                    <a href="{{ route('show.licensefile', [$license->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                       <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                       <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.download') }}</span>
                     </a>
+
+                    <a href="{{ route('show.licensefile', [$license->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                      <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                    </a>
+
                   @endif
                 </td>
                 <td>{{ $file->created_at }}</td>
diff --git a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
index 8bce7365fd..3a5fd9a6ba 100755
--- a/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/models/view.blade.php
@@ -168,9 +168,14 @@
                                             </td>
                                             <td>
                                                 @if (($file->filename) && (Storage::exists('private_uploads/assetmodels/'.$file->filename)))
-                                                    <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$model->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                                    <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$model->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                                                         <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                                     </a>
+
+                                                    <a href="{{ route('show/modelfile', [$model->id, $file->id, 'inline'=>'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                                                        <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                                                    </a>
+
                                                 @endif
                                             </td>
                                             <td>
diff --git a/resources/views/users/view.blade.php b/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
index ee0495a70a..ea5e8d80df 100755
--- a/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/view.blade.php
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
                             <td>
                                 @if (($file->filename) && (Storage::exists('private_uploads/users/'.$file->filename)))
                                    @if (Helper::checkUploadIsImage($file->get_src('users')))
-                                        <a href="{{ route('show/userfile', ['userId' => $user->id, 'fileId' => $file->id, 'download' => 'false']) }}" data-toggle="lightbox" data-type="image"><img src="{{ route('show/userfile', ['userId' => $user->id, 'fileId' => $file->id]) }}" class="img-thumbnail" style="max-width: 50px;"></a>
+                                        <a href="{{ route('show/userfile', [$user->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" data-toggle="lightbox" data-type="image"><img src="{{ route('show/userfile', [$user->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="img-thumbnail" style="max-width: 50px;"></a>
                                     @else
                                         {{ trans('general.preview_not_available') }}
                                     @endif
@@ -937,10 +937,14 @@
                             <td>
                                 @if ($file->filename)
                                     @if (Storage::exists('private_uploads/users/'.$file->filename))
-                                        <a href="{{ route('show/userfile', [$user->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-default">
+                                        <a href="{{ route('show/userfile', [$user->id, $file->id]) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default">
                                             <i class="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                                             <span class="sr-only">{{ trans('general.download') }}</span>
                                         </a>
+
+                                        <a href="{{ route('show/userfile', [$user->id, $file->id, 'inline' => 'true']) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" target="_blank">
+                                            <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                                        </a>
                                     @endif
                                 @endif
                             </td>