Idly poking around my desktop (gently snowing outside) I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at since I changed to
W7pro.

I guess somewhere there must be an option to save or not? But where?
This is Acrobat reader DC
--
Tim Lamb

On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at since
I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a single
file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers



--
The New Left are the people they warned you about.

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at
since I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a single
file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers

Bed wrongside issue?

W7 offers a *downloads* file. XP had a similar beast but did not (to my
recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.

I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction manual/catalogue I
ever look at!
--
Tim Lamb

Tim Lamb wrote:

I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at

It falls between two stools ... your browser downloads .pdf file and
launches acrobat, acrobat displays the file, but neither feel it's their
job to delete it afterwards, you might want to keep it for future reference.

Disks are big and cheap.

On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:30:50 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

W7 offers a *downloads* file.

And not a downloads 'Folder' Tim?

XP had a similar beast but did not (to my
recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.

Like in a downloads folder?

I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction manual/catalogue I
ever look at!

It may be how you are accessing them (if we actually are talking about
a downloads 'Folder' etc).

eg. You can first download a (pdf) file and then open it in an offline
..pdf viewer or open it directly from the website using a browser that
has .pdf viewing capabilities built in (or been added etc)?

Cheers, T i m

In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at

It falls between two stools ... your browser downloads .pdf file and
launches acrobat, acrobat displays the file, but neither feel it's
their job to delete it afterwards, you might want to keep it for future
reference.

Disks are big and cheap.

Oh! User housekeeping then. Be nice if there was an option save/not save
somewhere.



--
Tim Lamb

On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at
sinceÂ* I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a single
file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers

Bed wrongside issue?

W7 offers a *downloads* file. XP had a similar beast but did not (to my
recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.


"W7 offers a downloads file"?

What does that MEAN?

No where on the internet is such a beast mentioned except here.

I repeat, what are you talking about?

It would be impossible to make one file out of all downloads - well not
impossible, I suppose you could create a zip archive - but to what purpose?


I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction manual/catalogue I
ever look at!

Well delete the ****ers then

Firefox at least has a user definable 'downloads' directory.

And is your browser set to view PDFS *in the browser* or do you use an
external program like acrobat?




--
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's
too dark to read.

Groucho Marx

On 28/02/2018 12:59, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at

It falls between two stools ... your browser downloads .pdf file and
launches acrobat, acrobat displays the file, but neither feel it's
their job to delete it afterwards, you might want to keep it for
future reference.

Disks are big and cheap.

Oh! User housekeeping then. Be nice if there was an option save/not save
somewhere.

There is if you have a browser plugin enabled that downloads the PDF to
a temporary file and then views it from there inside the browser. It
still may get left if the browser or computer crashes.

Uncountable numbers of orphanned temporary files and other junk
accumulate on all windoze systems which is why CCleaner was invented.

Otherwise you are manually downloading the file to the downloads
directory and viewing it with a PDF viewer manually. Manuals you have
downloaded once may well be useful in the future. Online old manuals
have an annoying habit of evaporating or being hidden behind a paywall.

--
Regards,
Martin Brown

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at
since* I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a
single file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers
Bed wrongside issue?
W7 offers a *downloads* file. XP had a similar beast but did not (to
my recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.


"W7 offers a downloads file"?

What does that MEAN?
Tim has pointed up my error. I should have said folder.
You must allow for my limited expertise;-)

No where on the internet is such a beast mentioned except here.

I repeat, what are you talking about?

It would be impossible to make one file out of all downloads - well not
impossible, I suppose you could create a zip archive - but to what
purpose?


I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction
manual/catalogue I ever look at!

Well delete the ****ers then
I'd prefer to not save them in the first place. Doesn't seem too
unreasonable.

Firefox at least has a user definable 'downloads' directory.

And is your browser set to view PDFS *in the browser* or do you use an
external program like acrobat?

I use Acrobat.

--
Tim Lamb

In message , T i m
writes
On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:30:50 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote:

snip

W7 offers a *downloads* file.

And not a downloads 'Folder' Tim?

XP had a similar beast but did not (to my
recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.

Like in a downloads folder?

I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction manual/catalogue I
ever look at!

It may be how you are accessing them (if we actually are talking about
a downloads 'Folder' etc).

eg. You can first download a (pdf) file and then open it in an offline
.pdf viewer or open it directly from the website using a browser that
has .pdf viewing capabilities built in (or been added etc)?

One of my issues with Firefox is the regular version updates which seem
to require re-visiting the user preferences. Why can't they leave the
user settings alone?

Anyway I don't actually know what is doing what. If I click on a site
PDF and it opens on my screen, I read it and close it. The retention
appears to be an Acrobat choice as I regularly clear their *recent*
list.

Anyway, it has stopped snowing so I must venture out.

--
Tim Lamb

In message , Martin Brown
writes
On 28/02/2018 12:59, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at

It falls between two stools ... your browser downloads .pdf file and
launches acrobat, acrobat displays the file, but neither feel it's
their job to delete it afterwards, you might want to keep it for
future reference.

Disks are big and cheap.
Oh! User housekeeping then. Be nice if there was an option save/not
save somewhere.

There is if you have a browser plugin enabled that downloads the PDF to
a temporary file and then views it from there inside the browser. It
still may get left if the browser or computer crashes.

OK I'll have a look for the Firefox plug-in

Uncountable numbers of orphanned temporary files and other junk
accumulate on all windoze systems which is why CCleaner was invented.

Otherwise you are manually downloading the file to the downloads
directory and viewing it with a PDF viewer manually. Manuals you have
downloaded once may well be useful in the future. Online old manuals
have an annoying habit of evaporating or being hidden behind a paywall.

Still be nice if the close button gave an option to dump or retain. The
system doesn't even warn of duplication.


--
Tim Lamb

On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:36 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote:

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at
since* I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a
single file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers
Bed wrongside issue?
W7 offers a *downloads* file. XP had a similar beast but did not (to
my recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.


"W7 offers a downloads file"?

What does that MEAN?
Tim has pointed up my error. I should have said folder.

Well, me and others. ;-)

You must allow for my limited expertise;-)

But this is where the likes on TNP is likely to get thrown (and I'll
not mention 'left brainers' ... who would cope with the rigid but not
the fuzzy very well ...). ;-)

Ok, we have met and so I may well have a better / personal insight
into what you may or may not know re PC's and I wasn't exactly sure
that didn't actually have some 'file' as you suggested (as you do know
quite a bit about your machines, in spite of what you say) but I asked
the question *anyway* as it was the only thing that made any sense?

snip

FWIW, I also use Firefox and open a fair amount of .pdfs and on my
(XP) machine they will only save anywhere (other than a temp / cache
folder possibly) if I ask it to so I wonder if it is a setting
somewhere?

Cheers, T i m

On 28/02/2018 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
Idly poking around my desktop (gently snowing outside) I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at since I changed to W7pro.

I guess somewhere there must be an option to save or not? But where?
This is Acrobat reader DC


It's possibly not saving them.

It keeps a LIST and size of file and where it last found it but if you
have deleted the file it will not be find it.

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On Wednesday, 28 February 2018 14:44:24 UTC, T i m wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:36 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote:

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
I came across a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at
sinceÂ* I changed to W7pro.

I am afraud I simply do not understand what you are saying - a
single file of all PDFS glued end to end so to speak?

I very much doubt it.

And what has Acrobat got to do with it?

It's only one of many PDF readers
Bed wrongside issue?
W7 offers a *downloads* file. XP had a similar beast but did not (to
my recollection) save PDFs on a permanent basis.


"W7 offers a downloads file"?

What does that MEAN?
Tim has pointed up my error. I should have said folder.

Well, me and others. ;-)

You must allow for my limited expertise;-)

But this is where the likes on TNP is likely to get thrown (and I'll
not mention 'left brainers' ... who would cope with the rigid but not
the fuzzy very well ...). ;-)

So you're confused over the soft and hard versions of things.
I use a Mac so when opening a PDF it usually opens in preview. I fI want I can add pages to preview and it will save the PDF with added pages, which could be handy but I wouldn't want it to do this with every PDF, maybe thre;s an option in acrobat which I havent used for a few years. Most PDFs I do view are saved in the downloads folder but they appear as seperate files.
I had acrobat professional once so many options for so little use for what I wanted.

On 28/02/18 14:00, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes

Well delete the ****ers then
I'd prefer to not save them in the first place. Doesn't seem too
unreasonable.

Gott save them to read them. But at leats on linix they go in the /tmp
folder and that tends to get cleaned up at reboot.


Firefox at least has a user definable 'downloads' directory.

And is your browser set to view PDFS *in the browser* or do you use an
external program like acrobat?

I use Acrobat.

Well look see where Windows is putting em and trash them

C:\windows\tim\downloads prolly


--
"I am inclined to tell the truth and dislike people who lie consistently.
This makes me unfit for the company of people of a Left persuasion, and
all women"

In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 14:00, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes
On 28/02/18 12:30, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes

Well delete the ****ers then
I'd prefer to not save them in the first place. Doesn't seem too
unreasonable.

Gott save them to read them. But at leats on linix they go in the /tmp
folder and that tends to get cleaned up at reboot.
I'll try reading in Firefox and see how that goes.



Firefox at least has a user definable 'downloads' directory.

And is your browser set to view PDFS *in the browser* or do you use
an external program like acrobat?
I use Acrobat.

Well look see where Windows is putting em and trash them

C:\windows\tim\downloads prolly

Yes. Hundred or so. XP did not do this.



--
Tim Lamb

In message , alan_m
writes
On 28/02/2018 12:09, Tim Lamb wrote:
Idly poking around my desktop (gently snowing outside) I came across
a huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at since I changed
to W7pro.
I guess somewhere there must be an option to save or not? But where?
This is Acrobat reader DC


It's possibly not saving them.

It keeps a LIST and size of file and where it last found it but if you
have deleted the file it will not be find it.

Right. I'll check. I may be gone some time...


--
Tim Lamb

On 28/02/2018 14:00, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
writes

I want to avoid permanently storing every instruction
manual/catalogue I ever look at!

Well delete the ****ers then

I'd prefer to not save them in the first place. Doesn't seem too
unreasonable.

If you click a link to a PDF and it shows you in the browser, then in
reality it is forced to download a copy before it can display it. It
will normally place that copy in the user's temp folder (i.e. type
%temp% into a windows explorer window address bar and it will typically
resolve to

C:\Users\youraccountname\AppData\Local\Temp

That folder will accumulate cruft over time. You can generally delete
the entire content periodically (although leave the folder in there
called "Low", if you use internet explorer)

Firefox at least has a user definable 'downloads' directory.

And is your browser set to view PDFS *in the browser* or do you use an
external program like acrobat?

I use Acrobat.

The specified downloads folder will only be used for links that you
properly download, rather than view then and there.


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Cheers,

John.

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It normally archives old copies. It is set in the browser settings normally.

If its windows 7 look in your user named folder and look at downloads in
there. Of course if you moved it then you will need to look in the browser.
Could I suggest master seeker as a free little utility which can find
everything you ever wanted and help you move them about.
Brian

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"Tim Lamb" wrote in message
...
Idly poking around my desktop (gently snowing outside) I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at since I changed to
W7pro.

I guess somewhere there must be an option to save or not? But where?
This is Acrobat reader DC
--
Tim Lamb

[snipping]

Uncountable numbers of orphanned temporary files and other junk
accumulate on all windoze systems which is why CCleaner was invented.

+1

On 28/02/2018 14:28, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Martin Brown
writes
On 28/02/2018 12:59, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Andy Burns
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:

I came across a
huge download file of every Acrobat pdf looked at

It falls between two stools ... your browser downloads .pdf file and
launches acrobat, acrobat displays the file, but neither feel it's
their job to delete it afterwards, you might want to keep it for
future reference.

Disks are big and cheap.
Oh! User housekeeping then. Be nice if there was an option save/not
save somewhere.

There is if you have a browser plugin enabled that downloads the PDF
to a temporary file and then views it from there inside the browser.
It still may get left if the browser or computer crashes.

OK I'll have a look for the Firefox plug-in

Uncountable numbers of orphanned temporary files and other junk
accumulate on all windoze systems which is why CCleaner was invented.

Otherwise you are manually downloading the file to the downloads
directory and viewing it with a PDF viewer manually. Manuals you have
downloaded once may well be useful in the future. Online old manuals
have an annoying habit of evaporating or being hidden behind a paywall.

Still be nice if the close button gave an option to dump or retain. The
system doesn't even warn of duplication.


Yes, Firefox accumulates vast amounts of crud in temporary files, but
Ccleaner can get rid of it when you feel that it's too much. Mind you,
your hard drive probably has far more capacity than you need.
--
Dave W