Download right-click, Save-As Duration: — 4. It may still exist in other tools, however. N assumed it was win I have never had this issue myself. I usually end up having to clear out the Downloads folder myself, so I am not missing anything current that i may have downloaded. You mention that the option is being removed in a future version. The option to cleanup the downloads folder or to NOT delete the downloads folder?
BTW, I did have a subdirectory inside my downloads folder deleted by disk cleanup once. Lesson learned. Another option. This also applies if you are using a download manager. Excellent suggestions. I downloaded the user manual for my new cell phone to the download folder. It was there for less than a week before it was gone. I found it in my setup folder where I keep the installation files for the apps on my computer.
Good to know even if it is thirty five years or so late. Maybe some of them are still on my computer and nobody knows where Microsoft put them. It will find ,as its name implies, Everything even deleted files. It has many other options for searching. Hope this will help. I never had any idea there was any danger. After reading this article, I emptied the Download folder into another folder.
Actually, I should take some time and move those files into more appropriate folders. Since my old Win 7 machines run with a standard user for everyone and an admin user for me, downloading a file while logged in as admin made it difficult for other users, either on the machine or on the network, to find these files.
Problem solved! I believe it to be number 1 on the list above. But whatever or wherever it is located, I have never lost a file that I downloaded. And, as Leo suggests, if it is an important download, I move it to a separate, distinct folder and back it up!
Makes typing these entries into various open and save dialog boxes MUCH easier. Some programs have their own default Downloads folder which is can be changed inside the program. You can move the Downloads or any folder using Windows File Explorer.
This article explains how to move the My Documents folder but it works for any folder. That's what I thought until I found that there's a third category too.
They are people who don't even want these default apps on their computers. For those using Windows default apps, this post will cover six 6 ways to recover them if they ever go missing on your computer. Some Windows 10 users have reported that select default apps and programs previously present and functional on their PC were nowhere to be found.
While it is common to encounter this issue after a recent OS update , it could also be —albeit rarely— caused by some other unknown factors. If you are encountering this issue of missing apps after a Windows 10 update, here are six ways to fix that and recover those apps. Windows has a hidden folder that gives advanced users access to the OS control panel and other nifty settings in one folder. Enabling God Mode can cause some default apps and programs to go missing on your computer.
Some affected users have reported that simply deleting the God Mode folder on their PC resolved the missing default apps issue. If your default apps are missing and you have a God Mode folder on your computer, deleting it and restarting your device could help restore them.
Otherwise, try method 2 below. The missing default app and program issue sometimes stem from a bug that accompanies the installation of certain Windows 10 versions. Simply updating your PC's Windows 10 operating system could also fix this issue and restore any missing default apps.
If there are any updates available, there will be an Updates Available message in the updates section. When the download and installation processes have been completed, your default apps should be restored.
If, on the other hand, your OS is up-to-date and the default apps are still missing, try method below. Thanks for your feedback. It's very impostant that you specify the location of the folder that you are selecting as the location for the downloaded files. Files downloaded from the internet are the most likely to contain malicious code. There are security components in Windows 7 that are designed to prevent infections. If you are downloading to a system location, Windows may transparently redirect the download to a more secure location.
Method I'm using MSE for antivirus. The latest file I'm trying to download is IE9, directly from the Microsoft site. Ought to be virus-free, agreed? Sometimes when I attempt a download and specify "Run," the screen says it is dowloading to "Temporary. If I specify "Save" I can name a download location.
I've tried Desktop, Downloads, etc. Pls see my reply to John Rudby, just above your post. I'll copy it below to ensure you can see it. I've tried both to Save files and to Run them. When Run is selected, the file says it is going to Temporary but I can't find it in Temps.
The OP never returned to this thread or his original thread so we don't know what the OP's resolution might be. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 7 Search Community member.
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