Need Help: Downloads

JebusMPS said:

My question is in the "Downloads" folder it obviously shows a copy of what has been downloaded what i trying to work out is if i delete something from the download folder will it delete the file from the computer completely and not allow it to be accessed?

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Yes, if you empty the Trash after deleting the file.

JebusMPS said:

Hey guys im new to the forum I currently have a MacBook Pro with 10.6.8 im just wanting to ask a question about the downloads folder.

I know its something that has been probably brought up before but was going to recheck.

My question is in the "Downloads" folder it obviously shows a copy of what has been downloaded what i trying to work out is if i delete something from the download folder will it delete the file from the computer completely and not allow it to be accessed?

Any help would be awesome!

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The Downloads folder you see in the Dock shows the contents of the ~/Downloads folder. So it's not showing a copy of what has been downloaded. It's showing you everything that is in the User's Downloads folder. Meaning, if you copy a file from your Documents folder to the Downloads folder, it will show up in Finder in ~/Downloads and in the Downloads folder on the Dock -- even though you didn't "download" it.

If you're going to keep a file around, it's best to move it out of the Downloads folder to a more permanent location.