How can I best find files that have been sent to Temp Directory?

[Guest]

I'm not sure what to do when I download a file (or an sdk which has a folder
picker with a with only a textbox and an ok button, pointing to the temp
directory. So often I click OK and the files go off into the abyss of the
tempdirectory, and I never see them again, only a message indicating like 237
files were transfered to blah~/blah$%users$%blah\temp." What I find there is
a bunch of folders (Office template downloads I didn't know were there with
names like TCD51...) then there is the big Temp Folder with 100,000 oddly
named files, with the ones I need scattered amongst them. Should I never
accept the default temp and just type in a path name of my /Child? , because
I never seem to find all the files I'm looking for... If I do inadvertantly
save to a temp folder, is there an easy way to find the most recently
downladed files? I'm just wondering, why send to default temp instead of My
Douments, and if there are multiple files in the target folder why are the
files loaded into the main ppooll and not into a seperate file like Bryan, or
something....
Everything in EXCESS!!! If you want to taste the flavor of LIFE, Take BIG
Bytes. Moderation is for monks…

 

[Randy]

I'm not sure what to do when I download a file (or an sdk which has a
folder
picker with a with only a textbox and an ok button, pointing to the temp
directory. So often I click OK and the files go off into the abyss of the
tempdirectory, and I never see them again, only a message indicating like
237
files were transfered to blah~/blah$%users$%blah\temp." What I find there
is
a bunch of folders (Office template downloads I didn't know were there
with
names like TCD51...) then there is the big Temp Folder with 100,000 oddly
named files, with the ones I need scattered amongst them. Should I never
accept the default temp and just type in a path name of my /Child? ,
because
I never seem to find all the files I'm looking for... If I do
inadvertantly
save to a temp folder, is there an easy way to find the most recently
downladed files? I'm just wondering, why send to default temp instead of
My
Douments, and if there are multiple files in the target folder why are
the
files loaded into the main ppooll and not into a seperate file like Bryan,
or
something....
Everything in EXCESS!!! If you want to taste the flavor of LIFE, Take BIG
Bytes. Moderation is for monks.

Why not just create a folder called something really cleaver like Downloads
and then point everything you download to that folder. Typically on any
download you have the ability to browse to where ever you want it to go.

 

[Test User]

I'm not sure what to do when I download a file (or an sdk which has a folder
picker with a with only a textbox and an ok button, pointing to the temp
directory. So often I click OK and the files go off into the abyss of the
tempdirectory, and I never see them again, only a message indicating like 237
files were transfered to blah~/blah$%users$%blah\temp." What I find there is
a bunch of folders (Office template downloads I didn't know were there with
names like TCD51...) then there is the big Temp Folder with 100,000 oddly
named files, with the ones I need scattered amongst them. Should I never
accept the default temp

Don't send deliberate downloads to the temp directory.

And clean out the temp folders.

and just type in a path name of my /Child?

Make another directory specifically for downloads. You may want to make
subfolders as you download things.

, because
I never seem to find all the files I'm looking for...

And probably spend more time looking than directing them in the right place.

If I do inadvertantly
save to a temp folder, is there an easy way to find the most recently
downladed files?

In explorer, view as Details and click on the appropriate column heading.

I'm just wondering, why send to default temp instead of My
Douments, and if there are multiple files in the target folder why are the
files loaded into the main ppooll and not into a seperate file like Bryan, or
something....

Generally downloads are directed to the last folder used. So, once you
start directing them to a specific dowload folder, the temp folder will not
be listed.

Everything in EXCESS!!! If you want to taste the flavor of LIFE, Take BIG
Bytes. Moderation is for monks.

You mught well want to have a look at Crap Cleaner, at www.ccleaner.com.
It will clean out the temp directories quickly.

HTH
-pk

 

[Wow]

Fast & Easy way to the Temp folder:
Start -> Run
%Temp%