Hello Sarah, File downloads are loaded into temporary space on your Mac while the download is in progress. There's usually also some system process of evaluating check bits to make sure you didn't lose some of the file in the transfer process due to a bad connection. I think that with certain file operations, such as unpacking archived files or FTP transfers, the system creates a link to the location where the file will be found once completely transferred, but you don't have complete information on the file specifications until the transfer is complete. And then all the information on size, creation date, etc. is updated. Dónal knows all this, but the business about remembering what gets reported depending on where you are looking is a completely different issue.
HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 26, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: > lol. I've done that many a time. Don't worry about it. I in fact did that > just a few weeks ago when downloading a 4 gig something or other for a friend > and was wondering why the size was not changing. > > Good luck and glad your problem's solved. > On Jul 26, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > >> erm, yes well. Just don't tell anyone I was looking in the wrong place! >> I'll now go and hide. >> On 26 Jul 2013, at 19:13, Sarah k Alawami wrote: >> >>> No it's saving. You will see in your download thing 300 mb of … 300kbps for >>> example. you will not see a size until the file is coppied . I've seen this >>> with some items and don't know why, but there eyou go. >>> On Jul 26, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Zac, >>>> >>>> I would have thought so too. However what's happening is that whilst the >>>> file is being saved, it's reporting a size on disk of 0KB. That's why I >>>> thought I was doing something wrong. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Dónal <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
