[X-SW] Re- WHERE to place downloads

[Rupert Hoyte]

Dear Peter,  Thanks prompt reply.  Sounds excellent suggestion  
download to desktop, + keep Firefox.  Unfortunately i do not have a  
menu which allows choice of destination.  Can you show me EACH step    
(I;m sometimes quite dumb)   as to how to do this.   Thanks.  It could  
be the answer to several problems.   Rupert Hoyte.

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> On 5  November2009, at 5:02 PM, Rupert Hoyte wrote:
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>> FFx takes up too much of the Downloads Folder.  When I ask for it
>> to be "Moved to Trash", I am told this can't be done "because it is
>> open.   Please send me exact instructions as to what I must do to
>> delete FFx completely.  It is stopping me from downloading other
>> useful programmes, as with FFX there, the computer says,  "cannot
>> download as there is not enough space for this new programme".
>
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> 	If I'm understanding you properly, I'd say Firefox is not the
> problem.  You can keep Firefox and still download other things if you
> do so properly.
>
> 	First, if Firefox is residing in a Downloads Folder, move it.  It
> belongs in the Applications folder.
>
> 	Secondly, I have found it a good practice to download things--
> especially applications--to the desktop rather than to a folder.  I
> can more easily see what I'm doing.  I am motivated to deal with the
> downloaded item more quickly.  I have lots of space for it.  If I
> don't want it, I can delete it more easily.  It also makes it easier
> to delete the pieces that I don't need, such as the disk image.
>
> 	Often, if I'm not sure I want to keep an app I've downloaded, I run
> it the first time from the desktop.  If I decide to keep it, I then
> move it to the proper place in the applications folder.  If I don't
> want to keep it, all the pieces are right in front of me on the
> desktop.  I can get rid of them easily and cleanly.
>
> 	You might try doing something similar and see if you like it
> better.  Or some other such arrangement may work for you.   Good luck.
>
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> 										Peter
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