downlaoding files

synchro

i use firefox as my browser
when i download a file i just use the desktop as the taget loaction
im wondering if there is an option in firefoz to select different locations for different file types
say for example i download a mp3 file, i wanna save it to 'my music' or say i download awmv file- i wanna save it to 'my videos'
is there a way of it automatically saving it to the preselceted folder for a given file type?!
thanks ppl
if firefox doesnt have tis functionality, is there summit out there tat can do it?!

Asok

Yes there is click Tools > Options > Downloads and select "Ask me where to save every file"

synchro

Asok wrote:

Yes there is click Tools > Options > Downloads and select "Ask me where to save every file"

but i want it to be 'intelligent' and actually no where to put a file of a certain format
i dont want to have to select a location each time!

aidan_walsh

synchro wrote:

but i want it to be 'intelligent' and actually no where to put a file of a certain format
i dont want to have to select a location each time!

Thats actually not a bad idea. I'm not sure if there is a plugin that will do this, but it could certainly be implemented as one.

EDIT: Actually, there is.

Asok

Ah I get ya now, Would be a damn handy plugin.



/me goes off searching

daveirl

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Asok

Nice one dave cheers!

aidan_walsh

/me weeps

synchro

ivinstalled tis plugin but when i go to download summit firefox works the same way it always did no doifference
anyone got any idea wats goin on!?

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Gandalf23

You need to restart Firefox for the plugin to work.

Have you done this?

jor el

You also need to configure the plugin and tell it where to put each file type. Also, it only works on links you right-click and save as. If the link loads from a script (like a button press) then it doesn't capture it.

For a handy shortcut to go to different download locations you can change the shortcuts in the My Places bar (that's the list of locations on the left hand side of the open/save dialog box). It normally has My Docs, Desktop, etc in it but you can change these to any 5 of your own choices.

If you're comfortable with the registry editor then the location is as follows:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\comdlg32\Placesbar]
"Place0"="C:\\Downloads\\Zips"
"Place1"="D:\\Music\\mp3"
"Place2"="D:\\Music\\Videos"
"Place3"="X:\\Other\\Location"
"Place4"="Z:\\Beyond\\Thunderdome"

You can change the five places to whatever you want. Put the above in a textfile and rename the extention to .reg and it will load into the registry for you.