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Topic: where is the desktop?, when I download something I cant view it

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bata

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Posted: Jan. 19 2006,19:19

where is the desktop?
How can I find it?
Because , the downloads placed there and I cant find them.

mikshaw

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Posted: Jan. 19 2006,22:11

I assume you're talking about the way Firefox has "Desktop" as the default download location. This is a flaw with Firefox, as far as I'm concerned. You get a mac/windows-style desktop only if you run a desktop environment such as KDE or Gnome. Fluxbox does not have this dynamic storage-capable feature, since it is only a window manager. The reason you have desktop icons at all is because they are provided by a separate application.

My guess is that the files were saved either to /home/dsl or /tmp (or maybe your firefox cache). I suggest that you edit your Firefox preferences and change its downloads directory.

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