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How to get your download folder back

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I downloaded a win rar folder after finishing downloading it automatically opened it self which I canceled because I was not ready to use it on getting to my download folder it was not there and I searched through out my laptop nothing came through

I downloaded a win rar folder after finishing downloading it automatically opened it self which I canceled because I was not ready to use it on getting to my download folder it was not there and I searched through out my laptop nothing came through

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You should always check and make sure.

Note: Whether you download or view/run a file, it is downloaded. If you select just download, it should be saved to the download folder. If you choose anything else, the file is downloaded to temporary storage.

Note that after a time, temporary files are removed.

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Did you select download, or open? In some cases: Once a program is run, it self deletes. An example is Adobe Flash installer.

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Can’t really remember but most of the time it’s always at save file

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You should always check and make sure.

Note: Whether you download or view/run a file, it is downloaded. If you select just download, it should be saved to the download folder. If you choose anything else, the file is downloaded to temporary storage.

Note that after a time, temporary files are removed.