Questions about external hard drive

chilliblanket · chilliblanket #1 (**permalink**)

11-05-2010, 10:29 PM

helloooo

when i am prompted to where i want to save a download... i am only given the option to save to my internal hard drive... is there a way i can just go straight to the external harddrive for certain downloads instead of downloading to the internal then switching it to the external after the download has completed?

thankss:]

s2odin · s2odin #2 (**permalink**)

11-05-2010, 10:39 PM

Like in your web browser? In Chrome, go to Preferences -> Under the Hood -> Downloads at the bottom and hit Browse and choose where you want it to go. In Firefox, go to Preferences -> General -> Downloads in the middle then hit Choose. In Safari, go to Preferences -> General -> Save downloaded files to (then just change the location).

chilliblanket · chilliblanket #3 (**permalink**)

11-05-2010, 10:50 PM

files is download off of megaupload and stuff:/

s2odin · s2odin #4 (**permalink**)

11-06-2010, 12:12 AM

Yea but it's through one of those browsers, right? When you download something from Megaupload, Rapidshare, anywhere from a browser, it goes to the browser default file. Just change the default file and it sill start going.

Like the default file for Mac OS X is "Downloads". Anything I download in Safari, Chrome, FF goes to Downloads. If I changed it to say "Pictures" everything would go to pictures". So just plug in your external, and select it from the section in the first post.

chilliblanket · chilliblanket #5 (**permalink**)

11-06-2010, 09:21 AM

im downloading through a program called freerapid.. do i still need to change it in the browser?

s2odin #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 23, 2010 Posts: 836 Mac Specs: C2D 2.26 \| 500GB Seagate Momentus \| 2GB 1066 (soon to be 8)	11-05-2010, 10:39 PM Like in your web browser? In Chrome, go to Preferences -> Under the Hood -> Downloads at the bottom and hit Browse and choose where you want it to go. In Firefox, go to Preferences -> General -> Downloads in the middle then hit Choose. In Safari, go to Preferences -> General -> Save downloaded files to (then just change the location). USAF E-2. 1C6X1 - Space Systems Operations. 19 days until BMT. Upgrade your MBP HD Tritton AXPro FS
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s2odin #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 23, 2010 Posts: 836 Mac Specs: C2D 2.26 \| 500GB Seagate Momentus \| 2GB 1066 (soon to be 8)	11-06-2010, 12:12 AM Yea but it's through one of those browsers, right? When you download something from Megaupload, Rapidshare, anywhere from a browser, it goes to the browser default file. Just change the default file and it sill start going. Like the default file for Mac OS X is "Downloads". Anything I download in Safari, Chrome, FF goes to Downloads. If I changed it to say "Pictures" everything would go to pictures". So just plug in your external, and select it from the section in the first post. USAF E-2. 1C6X1 - Space Systems Operations. 19 days until BMT. Upgrade your MBP HD Tritton AXPro FS
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chilliblanket #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 30, 2010 Posts: 16	11-05-2010, 10:29 PM helloooo when i am prompted to where i want to save a download... i am only given the option to save to my internal hard drive... is there a way i can just go straight to the external harddrive for certain downloads instead of downloading to the internal then switching it to the external after the download has completed? thankss:]
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chilliblanket #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 30, 2010 Posts: 16	11-06-2010, 09:21 AM im downloading through a program called freerapid.. do i still need to change it in the browser?
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