Access the download folder for Internet Explorer

[envo diverter]

Is it possible to get the streaming video or audio from the computer. I know that when I play the audio some where in the hard drive the file is saved. How to get that. Or the other way is that can I assign a default download directory to the browser. If yes then how to do that. My recycle bin is also disappeared from my desktop. how to restore that.

[Tillie]

When you download a file, Internet Explorer offers to choose a folder to host this file. By default, the directory is proposed that where you made your last download. That directory is the place where your download is stored. So just check your temp folder first. Open and set the view to list. Then sort by typs and look for the streaming video or audio.

[jesse]

The default folder where your files are downloaded using Internet Explorer is saved in the registry We are going to change the folder of our choice. Open Regedit. To do that click on Start > Run > and type regedit or Start and type regedit in the search fields with Vista). Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. Double-click on the Download Directory value chain This value contains the full path to the default folder where the files are downloaded (eg C:\Documents and Settings\Yann\Desktop). Change the value of the desired folder (eg C:\Downloads).

[Chatwin]

By cons, if you choose another directory later using IE, it will again be saved in the registry while crushing our modification. To avoid this, we will prevent any subsequent changes to the Download Directory value in the registry. In Registry Editor, verify that the Download Directory value that we have to change is selected. Then go to Edit, then Permissions. Click the Advanced Settings button. Double-click your user name in the list (or select it and click on the Edit button). Tick the box corresponding to refuse permission Define value.

[Dwight]

To restore it right click on the desktop. In the menu that appears, select Customize. In the window that just opened, click on Change desktop icons in the left side. In the Settings window of desktop icons, tick Trash. Finally click the Apply button and then click OK. And that's the Trash again presents your desktop Note that if you want to avoid deleting the trash by mistake, you can see the tip Delete the "Delete" from the trash.

[Abedin]

If the Recycle Bin has disappeared from your desktop in Windows Vista, be aware that it is easy to find. Here are just a few clicks, the method to recover the Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop. Sometimes the Trash disappears from your desktop in Windows Vista. In fact, if you choose Delete from the context menu of the basket, it will disappear from your desktop. Fortunately, it is possible to replace a few clicks from the desktop properties.