Files download as internet explorer files

Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. This is the default Internet Explorer setting. Original product version: Internet Explorer 9 and later versions Original KB number: Symptoms You cannot download files or view files from a website when you connect to the site over HTTPS secure sites by using Internet Explorer 9 or a later version.

Cause To download files, Internet Explorer must create a cache or temporary file. Resolution - Method 1 To fix this issue, first try method 1. I then click on save. The problem is when I go check my desktop for the file it is not there.

I've tried saving the file again to the same location and the same name and the computer doesn't even complain that the file already exists. It isn't just the desktop I have this problem with. It doesn't matter where I tried to save it to, it just is not there. I am hoping somebody on here will have some idea what my problem is. The screen shot at the beginning of the article is from the sample project's app. You enter the URL of the file you want to download, and the full path of the target file on your system, and click Start.

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