MacBook :: Why Did All Files In The Downloads Folder Disappear

Mar 19, 2012

Why did all my files in the downloads folder disappear?

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: Deleting PDF Files In Downloads Folder - Is It Safe?

Sep 10, 2014

I want to know If I can delete items in my downloads folder.  I HAVE DONE NOTHING specific to these files.  The majority of them are files I opened as email attachments.  NO, I haven't moved them or saved them.  NO I haven't imported them to itunes.  NO they aren't files ending in .dmg.  Almost ALL are pdf.  On another post regarding this question the chosen answer was, "you can delete from downloads folder without affecting the applications, so you CAN'T delete them without any problems".  This statement is contradicting

Should it not have been worded, "YES you CAN delete without any problems"?  And it didn't indicate if it included pdf files.  ( i believe they were discussing copies of apps or programs in the downloads folder). 

I just want to know what will happen to these pdf files.  Do I need to move 229 files IF i want to preserve them somewhere on my Mac, or are they already saved elsewhere as a pdf?

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Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Deleted Files In Downloads Folder Not Go To Trash

May 25, 2010

On my MacBook, when I delete a file in the Downloads folder, it says that it will go immediately and for some reason it doesn't go to Trash. On my iMac, the behaviour is as I expect, it goes to Trash and I can undo it. Is there a way to change it on the MacBook so it goes to Trash? I'm using 10.6.3.

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Safari :: Unwanted Files In Downloads Folder?

Apr 14, 2012

Why do I collect a bunch of 151 byte files with names like  "B5521401-6.18" into my Safari download folder??? 

How do I stop this?  I'm using Safari 5.1.5

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OS X :: Hidden Files In Downloads Folder - Is It Safe To Remove

Aug 29, 2009

I have a large file called: .QT-028a-c6376c1e-bfffec5c-00 in my Downloads Folder. It was hidden, but I unhid folders because I am doing some cleanup. What is this file and is it safe to remove?

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OS X Yosemite :: Downloads Folder Opening All Downloaded Files

Dec 8, 2014

how to change the preferences on the Downloads folder? Since upgrading to Yosemite, some of the files I download (.mp3 and .jpg primarily) automatically open once downloaded. How can I revert this back to not opening (the way it was in Mavericks)? 

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

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Mac Mini :: Can't Drag And Drop Photo Files From Downloads Folder

Mar 11, 2012

After downloading a photo, I'm only able to drag it from the Downloads folder and drop it to my Desktop or another location about half the time. Often, I must open Downloads in the Finder to drag and drop. The Finder option always works. Is there a preference setting I need to change so that dragging and dropping from Downloads is always available?

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iMac , Mac OS X (10.3.x)

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Safari :: Why Is The Contents Of Downloads Folder Different Than The Actual Folder

Apr 20, 2012

Why is the contents of Safari's downloads folder different than the actual folder that resides in my users folder?

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Macbook Pro 2.3 ghz, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

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MacBook Pro :: All The Files Disappear From Folders?

May 25, 2012

All the files are dissapearing from my computer after 1 week

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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MacBook Air :: How To Get Downloads Folder Back Into The Dock

Oct 9, 2008

If I want to find my downloads folder i have to search the finder for it. How do I get it back into the dock as a stack?

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MacBook :: Downloads Folder Lost By Mistake?

Feb 25, 2012

LOL may sound funny, but accidentally deleted my downloads folder. Trying to locate it and put it back on the dock, where is it? Am running Leopard os....l feel stupid, been trying to find it via spotlight but get the itunes download folder which isn't the one l deleted..

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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

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MacBook Pro :: Unable To Save To Downloads Folder?

Mar 23, 2012

Suddenly I am not able to save to my Downloads folder; has been working for months; the folder is correctly specified in Safari for downloading; not sure what I might have done to inadvertently alter the download-saving process

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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MacBook Pro :: Downloads Folder Icon In Dock Changed To PDF?

Oct 11, 2010

I accidentally removed the "Downloads" folder icon from my OS10 dock, and when I restored it there, it had changed to an icon of a PDF notebook. When opened, the stack shows only PDFs. What happened? How do I restore it to a regular Downloads folder in the dock?

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OS X :: Downloads Not Appearing In Folder

Apr 11, 2010

I was downloading my senior pictures from the photographers website when suddenly I don't know what I did but the downloads folder disappeared from my dock! I got it back (I think...there is this little blue folder that says "downloads") But now when I download an image it won't go into that little folder on the dock. The little box pops up like it used to to show the progress of the download but it doesn't show the tiny loading bar in the little folder in the dock and when it is finished downloading it does not appear in the folder in the dock!

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MacBook Air :: Change Preferences For Downloads/opening Files?

May 14, 2012

Recently when trying to download/open a file from the internet - my machine prompted me as usual with the grey box that says: You have chosen to open, then says What should Firefox do with this file? Option: 1) open with (then select the program - i.e. word, internet ,etc) or to 2) save file or 3) do this automatically for files like this from now on. I need to figure out how to un-select the 3rd option.

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Excel Files Disappear From Dock?

Aug 26, 2009

I have five different excel files on the dock (they appear below the line, along with the trash icon). When I click on them a question mark appears on top of the excel symbol, and "help" says this means they have been deleted. None of them were saved anywhere but on the dock. But I have not opened three of them for weeks, and cannot find any of them with "finder". I always save when prompted before closing the Excel application, and would never knowingly delete them, as they represent hundreds of hours of work.

I'm on a Mac mini, with OS X 10.4.11

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OS X :: How To Delete An Item From Downloads Folder

Dec 21, 2010

Is there a way to delete an item from my downloads folder that is in my dock without dragging it to the trash? Is there a way to get a context menu on items in the downloads folder?

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OS X :: Stop Downloads Folder From Popping Up?

Jan 29, 2009

Question: Is there a way to disable the Downloads folder from popping up every time you download a file?

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OS X :: Lost 'downloads' Folder On Toolbar?

Feb 14, 2009

I have lost my downloads folder on my toolbar, and I would like to have it back.

I can OPEN the file, but not leave the folder IN the bar.

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OS X :: Installing Downloads Folder Onto Dock?

Sep 27, 2009

I have accidentally deleted the Downloads folder from the dock in my Macbook (OSX Leopard). I have tried to drag it back from Finder but it refuses.

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OS X :: Change Location Of Downloads Folder?

Oct 15, 2009

I just bought an external HD for my Mac Mini as my media plus downloads were filling up my internal HD. Is the location of the Downloads Folder (and Movies) something that can be configured somewhere? I still want it to show up in my home folder. Is it as easy as deleting the old one and creating an alias for a Downloads folder located on my external HD?

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OS X :: Safe To Clear Downloads Folder?

Feb 4, 2010

Is it safe to clear my downloads folder? Basically, it has become very large (~20gb). I want to create some more space because my hard drive is partitioned. Basically, what I'm wondering is, if, for example someone sends me a song. I play the song through itunes. Doesn't the song then get copied into an iTunes folder? Assuming it does, does that mean there is a duplicate file in the downloads folder as in the iTunes folder? Otherwise, do I have to manually go through my downloads folder and decide whats needed and whats not?

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OS X :: Lost Downloads Folder On Dock

Feb 6, 2010

Somehow I was trying to change my itunes size and ended up draging my download folder off of my dock. This is probably a simple fix, but can someone please tell me how to get it back on my dock.

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OS X :: Downloads Folder On Separate Drive?

May 2, 2010

Is there a way to have the downloads folder on the dock, link to my extra drive in my Mac Pro?

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OS X :: Deleting Contents Of Downloads Folder Okay?

Jul 8, 2010

I have been using Macs for years, but I haven't got into particulars. Anyways, I wanted to know if I delete the contents of the Downloads folder, will it adversely affect the files that are actually stored in there. Meaning, will it delete them from other areas of my computer. I have random powerpoints, pictures, word documents, music, etc. in the downloads folder. It's reaching almost a 1000 files! I noticed that the music is in my iTunes music folder and some of the documents are stored in the documents folder.

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Intel Mac :: Lost My Downloads Folder

Apr 19, 2012

I have lost my downloads folder!

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Mp4 Won't Appear In Downloads Folder

Jun 15, 2012

I accidentally took my downloads folder off of my dock, and I figured out how to put it back on and use the settings I want. However, for some reason now .mp4 files won't appear in the stack or in the actual folder in Finder. They appear in the Safari downloads box, but not in the stack or folder. It's kind of frustrating, because it makes it difficult for it to find what I need.

Info:MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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Intel Mac :: Why Are Downloads Not Going To The Download Folder

Jun 18, 2012

I presume my computer is playing up: In the Firefox preferences, I have selected "Show the Downloads window when downloading a file" and "Save files to Downloads folder"BUT - my computer neither shows the downloads window,nor saves the download to the folder.

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Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Recover The Downloads Folder

Jun 23, 2012

I accidentally deleted "Downloads" folder using this command in terminal "sudo rm -rf ~/Downloads/ " then used this one "ln -s /Volumes/Bucket/Downloads/ ~/Downloads " to redirect everyhting, but forgot to copy the Downloads folder first, so it doesnt redirect, is there a way for Mac OS X to Re-create the folder?  

This is the tutorial i used [URL]

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X Mavericks :: Bad Downloads Folder Display

Jun 25, 2014

when displaying with the Finder (MacOS X 10.9.3) the "Downloads Folder" content in list mode, It didn't display the small triangle in front of the folder which are present. In order to display the content of such a folder, I must double-click on the folder instead of clicking on the triangle as previous. way to get back to the right Finder display. 

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