Hi Casey. I think this is a side-effect of a change in Pidgin 2.10.8:
"When clicking file:// links, show the file in Explorer rather than
attempting to run the file. This reduces the chances of a user
clicking on a link and mistakenly running a malicious file.
(Originally discovered by James Burton
Recently when I open files that have been sent to me, instead of opening the
file when clicking on the name or the open button, it's taking me to the file
destination. Is there a setting or something to change so that it goes back to
opening the file itself? While not a major issue, I do handle