Download locations

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Mother Farquhar

When ever I download a file XP always places it in some weird folder. I know
I can right-click and "save as", but that doesn't work on some pages. Is
there a way to change the default download locations?

Thanks all
 
Mother Farquhar said:
When ever I download a file XP always places it in some weird folder. I know
I can right-click and "save as", but that doesn't work on some pages. Is
there a way to change the default download locations?

Thanks all
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When you click a link to download a file, a Save As dialog box should pop up,
showing the location of the download destination. You can browse to another folder
in that dialog box. Windows will remember the last location you use.
 
glee said:
When you click a link to download a file, a Save As dialog box should pop up,
showing the location of the download destination. You can browse to another folder
in that dialog box. Windows will remember the last location you use.
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Hello, If i may, Create a folder entitled "download" and direct all
downloads to this folder. Perhaps in your "My Documents" folder.
Take Care.
beamish.
 
beamish said:
Hello, If i may, Create a folder entitled "download" and direct all
downloads to this folder. Perhaps in your "My Documents" folder.
Take Care.
beamish.
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My Documents is a good place, because it is excluded from System Restore. You don't
want your downloads being "restored" to a previous state, as that means you would
lose any that were not there when the restore point was made. :-o By default,
the My Documents folder, and all files that use common data file name extensions,
such as .doc or .xls, or excluded from System Restore. If a user wants to exclude
other folders (say, the user makes a C:\Download folder), there is a registry edit
that can be used to add a folder to the list of excluded folders:

Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotTobackup
Click Edit menu, New, Multi-string value.
Make a descriptive name, in this example...Downloads.
Double-click the value and type in the full folder path you wish to exclude, and
click OK.
 
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