Apple Mac Downloads Folder

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I have over 700 files in my downloads folder. Important stuff I move out into an appropriate location, but many less important files I simply leave in the folder. However, I'd like to be able to list the folder in order of when I downloaded them. Viewing them with the 'date created' doesn't do much good with items that mostly, I did not create. I need a 'date downloaded' view option. Often, I'll d/l a file, unless I open it directly from the dock, it gets buried. Sure I can search by name, but often I won't know what the exact title of the file I'm downloading is. Anyone know of a way to organize the download folder by 'date downloaded'?

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Apple Mac Downloads Folder

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5)

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Posted on Apr 23, 2009 7:33 AM

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Safari User Guide

Free Apple Mac Downloads

Download music, PDFs, software, and other items by clicking links on webpages.

Mac

Important: If a download contains software, an alert appears when you open the item. To be safe, don’t open it if you weren’t expecting a software program or if it’s not from a trusted source.

Download an item

  1. In the Safari app on your Mac, click anything identified as a download link, or Control-click an image or other object on the page.

  2. Choose Download Linked File. (Some webpage items can’t be downloaded.)

    Safari decompresses files such as .zip files after it downloads them.

    Note: If you download an item that you previously downloaded, Safari removes the older duplicate so it doesn’t take up space on your Mac. See Optimize storage space on your Mac.

Apple mac downloads folder setting

Apple Mac Downloads Folder

See items you downloaded

Where Are Mac Downloads Stored

  1. In the Safari app on your Mac, click the Show Downloads button near the top-right corner of the Safari window.

    The button isn’t shown if the downloads list is empty.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Pause a download: Click the Stop button to the right of the filename in the downloads list. To resume, click the Resume button .

    • Find a downloaded item on your Mac: Click the magnifying glass next to the filename in the downloads list. If you move a file or change the download location after downloading it, Safari can’t find the file.

      Tip: To change where downloaded items are saved on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, click General, then click the “File download location” pop-up menu and choose a location.

    • Clear the downloads list: In the downloads list, click Clear. To remove one item, Control-click it, then choose Remove From List.

      By default, Safari automatically removes an item after one day. To change when items are automatically removed, choose Safari > Preferences, click General, then click the “Remove download list items” pop-up menu and choose an option.

Apple Mac Downloads Folder Software

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