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I can't get my downloads to stay open on my apple mac, so I can't work on the downloads


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 1:57 AM

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User profile for user: VikingOSX
VikingOSX
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Posted on Dec 29, 2020 2:08 PM

No you cannot drag a PDF from an email attachment, and when you right-click on it to save to the Downloads folder, that is a save panel which will not remain open after you save the document. Your Finder window should have a Downloads folder in its Favorites, and if it does not, you can fix that in Finder Preferences : Sidebar : and select Downloads.


When I open my Downloads folder in Finder, I have it set to group files by name and sort by Date Added. This places the last downloaded file in the upper left corner of the Finder Window. Open a Finder window to your Downloads folder. Click on that Finder window, and press ⌘j to open the View Inspector, and set it like so:


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User profile for user: VikingOSX
VikingOSX
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Dec 29, 2020 2:08 PM in response to mejit

No you cannot drag a PDF from an email attachment, and when you right-click on it to save to the Downloads folder, that is a save panel which will not remain open after you save the document. Your Finder window should have a Downloads folder in its Favorites, and if it does not, you can fix that in Finder Preferences : Sidebar : and select Downloads.


When I open my Downloads folder in Finder, I have it set to group files by name and sort by Date Added. This places the last downloaded file in the upper left corner of the Finder Window. Open a Finder window to your Downloads folder. Click on that Finder window, and press ⌘j to open the View Inspector, and set it like so:


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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
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Dec 29, 2020 2:01 PM in response to mejit

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


Right click on one & Save as... for a test.

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User profile for user: mejit
mejit Author
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Dec 30, 2020 1:23 AM in response to VikingOSX

Tx for your helpful comments.


Just one thing though. In the past I did not drag on the pdf attachment, but simply clicked on it. It then did a loop straight into'Downloads' in the bar at the foot of the page, allowing me to click on that icon , identify the doc and then click to open. That's all I am trying to replicate as it has been working fine like I described until a couple of weeks ago when the latest software was loaded onto my Mac


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