How do I disable IE from downloading to temp first?

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I want downloaded files to go straight to where I tell it
and not download to a temporary directory first. This
really adds time when I'm downloading 3G files off the
intranet. It almost doubles the transfer time, and
doubles the disk space requirement too.

Anyone?
 
When the downloader applet appears and asks you where you want to save the
file just choose the location you want and it will be saved there.
 
Even 3Gb (I assume that's what you mean) files should not cause trouble
unless you are downloading to a different disk (or partition on the same
disk) from the disk/partition where your temporary internet files are
stored. Multiple partitions on a single physical disk are especially bad for
this.
 
When you're downloading, do you select 'save' or 'open'? I have found that
if I 'open' the file it's saved to a temp folder, but if I 'save' I can
select where I want it to go.
Lee
 
Yes, I'm saving to a different partition on the same
disk. For example, a 1G file takes like 25 seconds to
download from my web server on my home network. Then it
takes 20 seconds to copy from the temp directory on C to
my data directory on D. And if I'm downloading 3 files at
once the copy time when they all hit is like 10 times as
long from all the thrashing.

The other problem is the space of course. First it takes
up space on C, then on D. When space is tight on C, I
want it to go right to D.

Anyway, I know there are other ways to move files around
my network, but that's not the point. It's a stupid pain
in the arse to have IE making two copies of everything I
download (even temporarily). How can I tell it not to?
 
I think I need to explain the problem better. No matter
what you pick (open or save) or where you tell it to go,
the first thing IE does is download it to your temporary
internet files folder.

Then when it's done, it copies it to where you told it to
save. Then it deletes the temporary file.

Of course if you cancel the copy because it's hung on
three things going at once on a busy system, then it
delets the one where you "saved" it, but doesn't delete
the temporary file. Sometimes the file disappears from
the directory listing, but isn't really gone. Then the
only way to reclaim the space is to purge the temporary
files inside IE.
 
Multiple partitions on a single disk are IMHO a really bad idea - BAD BAD
BAD - now you know why!
 
Yes, you are right, that is how the (silly) thing works - I agree, it's a
pain. Basically, IE caches everything. I don't know of a fix, sorry.

Try Mozilla! Teamed w/ Privoxy, Mozilla is the way to go for everything
except WindowsUpdate and MSDN, which only work right w/ IE.

Or use GetRight to handle the downloads.

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"Multiple partitions on the same drive is DUMB?" What planet are you
from? What is the purpose of a partition then???? If they're already
seperate drives then they're already seperate "partitions", aren't they?
The people at PartitionMagic must be doing something wrong...
 
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