The reason this happens is so that time isn't wasted.
The download starts immediately. The whole time you are deciding where to put
the file, the download is still happening.
Sometimes by the time you select where to put it, the download is already
done.
Some people like this feature some people don't
Mike Kaply
IBM
Duane Chamblee wrote:
> Michael Kaply wrote:
> >
> > Actually, what Mozilla does is download the file to your TEMP directory.
> > Then when it is done with the download it MOVEs it to the new name.
>
> I had a condition where the temp file wasn't been "moved" to the save
> location. I fixed by removing and unzipping the latest again. (I think I
> fixed it). I thought the cause might be that my temp directory was on a
> different volume that my "inbox" directory.
>
> I don't understand why this temp download happens anyway. Why not just
> download to the saved location. (maybe because in Windows these partial
> files can cause a desktop freeze up and downloading to the desktop?)
