OS 10.4 - Downloads showing no status...

studiocreek · studiocreek #1 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 12:09 AM

I don't know when exactly this happened, but when I download a file now there is no visible download status bar. The file shows up on the desktop but I need to keep checking back on the file size to tell if it's completed in downloading.

Any ideas how to reset the system download status bar?

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #2 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 09:49 AM

Open Safari.
Click "Window" on the menu bar.
Select "Download Window".

mac57 · mac57 #3 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 10:15 AM

What tool are you using to do the downloads? Safari? See surfwax95's tip. Some other? Please post here and let us know.

novicew · novicew #4 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 10:18 AM

If it is Safari try Command + Option + L. It will pop up the download window.

studiocreek · studiocreek #5 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 12:52 PM

I thought this was a Mac issue but it actually happened when I installed a Firefox Ad-on. Not that I know it's a Firefox issue I see that when I open Firefox > Preferences the box for "Show the downloads window" was unchecked.

Thanks for the feedback!

mac57 · mac57 #6 (**permalink**)

01-24-2007, 01:42 PM

Excellent! I'm glad it is cleared up.

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novicew #4 (permalink)
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Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	01-24-2007, 01:42 PM Excellent! I'm glad it is cleared up. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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studiocreek #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2007 Posts: 2	01-24-2007, 12:09 AM I don't know when exactly this happened, but when I download a file now there is no visible download status bar. The file shows up on the desktop but I need to keep checking back on the file size to tell if it's completed in downloading. Any ideas how to reset the system download status bar?
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studiocreek #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2007 Posts: 2	01-24-2007, 12:52 PM I thought this was a Mac issue but it actually happened when I installed a Firefox Ad-on. Not that I know it's a Firefox issue I see that when I open Firefox > Preferences the box for "Show the downloads window" was unchecked. Thanks for the feedback!
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