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download disconect?
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Post # 296792
 download disconect?there seems to be a disconect between where firefox downloads files and the actual file itself.
in firefox downloads are directed to home/username/desktop/downloads. if i go to firefox tools,downloads all files are there if i go to the desktop downloads file ( which has the same above address- home/username/desktop/downloads) only a few of the same files are there. what gives? |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:57 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6454 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1388 times Have thanks: 1037 times
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Post # 296794
Re: download disconect?
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_sav ... load_files _________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:27 am |
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Post # 296795
Re: download disconect? I've tried downloading direct to the desktop with FF, Iceweasel and Sea Monkey. They never appear on the desktop, despite setting that location in Preferences.
So now I always default to the designated Download folder under /home/username/Downloads. What the problem is (browser, SM or KDE) I don't know. Reflecting back, it's not ideal downloading to the desktop as it massively increases the size of the user profile and can stall it (although that may be just a Win NT thing.) Cheers _________________ Asus K55A i7 laptop 6GB RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, turbo-boost 3.1Ghz:: Win7 64 bit - eek!:: Intel graphics, UEFI and GPT:: HP Deskjet 3050 wireless:: 
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:35 am |
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Administrator  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8754 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 582 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Post # 296797
Re: download disconect? I do not know why one would want to download to the desktop, but I have experimented with it, and, in my case, downloaded files do show up in the desktop folder.
_________________ Forum Rules Guide - How to Ask for Help Link to Wiki Rich Acer Laptop 5750G: Intel i5, 4 GIG mem, nVidia GT540M/Intel integrated graphics Kubuntu 13.04, KDE 4.10.2 M12 Alpha 2 in VirtualBox |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:50 am |
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Post # 296804
Re: download disconect?
If, for example, you open/view a PDF file online in your browser, it will show as being downloaded in the Fx Download Manager, but won't show up in your Downloads directory unless you actually do a Save Link As or similar. Just one explanation. _________________ Asus M4A87TD USB3 AMD 870 Socket AM3 Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz Quad Core GeForce 9500 GT 1GB PCIe, nVidia TwinView Kingston 2G x 2 1333 DDR3 WD Caviar 500GB x 2 SATA hdd |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:17 am |
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MEPIS Guide   Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:53 am Posts: 2190 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Has thanked: 594 times Have thanks: 511 times
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Post # 296806
Re: download disconect? Downloading directly to the desktop is working perfectly with Firefox 4.0.1
It's convenient when you download hundreds of small files that must be sorted in different folders. Seeing them and moving them manually makes it easier to remember where you put them. Henry |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:28 am |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9178 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2714 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 296812
Re: download disconect? I thought that KDE made it much more difficult to download to the Desktop. Perhaps this is tied to which view you are using?
_________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:04 pm |
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MEPIS Guide 
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Post # 296814
Re: download disconect? I have always downloaded to the Desktop, even back in my Windows days. _________________ Gigabyte 7ZXE, AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 160GB, 1.5GB, XP, M11, M8.5, Wheezy IBM ThinkPad T43, Intel Pentium M (1.73GHz), 60GB, 1GB, XP, Mepis 11 |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:46 pm |
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MEPIS Guide Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:53 am Posts: 2190 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Has thanked: 594 times Have thanks: 511 times
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Post # 296816
Re: download disconect? I'm using Workspace type "Desktop" in System Settings and "download to Desktop" in the Firefox preferences. Didn't know there was any changes.
Henry |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:48 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9178 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2714 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Post # 296852
Re: download disconect? I used to, in my Windows Days, but haven't since I ran into Linux.
Since memory can play tricks nowadays, I'll just say that I am under the impression that someone (perhaps me) had had a problem downloading to the KDE Desktop. I certainly can't say as to the version with any clarity. Except it probably isn't Mepis 11. My impression is that it was a KDE 4-based distribution. But I can't say for sure. Pretty sure it was me. Pretty sure I wasn't alone. Makes me feel ready for the 'Home'.  _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:30 pm |
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