Recovering downloaded files?

audiobahn1000 · 09-11-2006, 07:35 AM

Sometimes I download a file and when it’s done I hit cancel. Well where do the files go? Because I want them back. I know they were not deleted.

Rip_Uk · 09-11-2006, 07:36 AM

Maybe in c:\windows\temp

computerhakk · 09-11-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by audiobahn1000

Sometimes I download a file and when it’s done I hit cancel. Well where do the files go? Because I want them back. I know they were not deleted.

Are yo using a third party application to do your downloads? If so, it might be in that programs parent directory.

audiobahn1000 · 09-13-2006, 02:52 AM

No, I am just using the Windows download thing like everyone else.

computerhakk · 09-13-2006, 05:06 AM

Ok, well it could be of one or two things. It could be set to "open" instead of "save as" when you download it. Or, the download location is in a place where you dont know, meaning it has been set to a location. Did you check the temp folder as described by Rip_Uk?

audiobahn1000 · 09-13-2006, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by computerhakk

Ok, well it could be of one or two things. It could be set to "open" instead of "save as" when you download it. Or, the download location is in a place where you dont know, meaning it has been set to a location. Did you check the temp folder as described by Rip_Uk?

Yes I clicked open. However even when you click open it is still downloaded to your hard drive. You just dont choose the loacation. But its still on the hard drive.

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Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,527	Maybe in c:\windows\temp __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

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computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	Ok, well it could be of one or two things. It could be set to "open" instead of "save as" when you download it. Or, the download location is in a place where you dont know, meaning it has been set to a location. Did you check the temp folder as described by Rip_Uk? __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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audiobahn1000 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 438	No, I am just using the Windows download thing like everyone else.