Creating and Maintaining a Download Folder

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I recommend that you have a central location for all files that you download from the internet.  Here are some good reasons:

• This makes it easy to categorize and find downloaded files
• Saving files to this location allows you to scan the Download folder for viruses in one step.
• You will always know that the files contained here were downloaded.
• You will always know where to find files you have downloaded.

Follow these steps when you are prompted to download a file from the internet:

1. Choose Save this file to disk.
2. Drop down the Save In box and select the drive you want to save downloaded files on (C:).
3. If you don't already have a download folder, create it by clicking the new folder button and enter "Download" for the name.
4. Double-click on the Download folder.
5. Create a new folder for the category of file you are saving.  For example, make a folder called PC Mobile Help for files downloaded from this site.
6. Double-click on the new folder.
7. Press the Save button to download the file to disk.
8. Immediately scan the Download folder for viruses.  Include "sub-folders" or "child folders".  Note: files downloaded in this manner cannot hurt your computer unless you run them without scanning them first.

Shown below is an example of a typical Download folder on Drive C:

The download folder contains a folder for drivers.  The Drivers folder contains folders for different devices that I might download drivers for.  The Printers folder contains folders for different printer manufacturers, and so on.