How stop/abort a download?
What keystroke will stop a file download that's in progress?
Thanks.
Thanks.
MacBook 1.83 MHz, Mac OS X (10.4.10), Safari 3.0.3
Simply close Safari.
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+> Simply close Safari.+
Thanks -- but is there no other way than that?
Thanks -- but is there no other way than that?
It's not the most intuitive, or quick to type, but try:
command optionL, then down-arrow-key to select the download and Escape to quit it.
command optionL, then down-arrow-key to select the download and Escape to quit it.
+It's not the most intuitive, or quick to type, but try:+
+command-option-L, then down-arrow-key to select the download and Escape to quit it.+
Well intuitive/quick or not, it sure beats sitting out an unwanted download -- so thanks!
Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll assume it aborts the download without crashing (or exiting) Safari.
+command-option-L, then down-arrow-key to select the download and Escape to quit it.+
Well intuitive/quick or not, it sure beats sitting out an unwanted download -- so thanks!
Unless you tell me otherwise, I'll assume it aborts the download without crashing (or exiting) Safari.
It just aborts the selected download - no crashing/aborting Safari required, but you may need to be quick with those fingers for the quicker downloads 😉
When I download using Safari a small Downloads Window appears. Simply hitting cancel in that window stops the download.
+When I download using Safari a small Downloads Window appears. Simply hitting cancel in that window stops the download.+
An option to 'cancel' would be the obvious way to do, but I've found that it doesn't appear in every download window. I don't know the reason for that. So my question was really how to cancel when no obvious way to cancel is displayed.
Thanks for your reply.
An option to 'cancel' would be the obvious way to do, but I've found that it doesn't appear in every download window. I don't know the reason for that. So my question was really how to cancel when no obvious way to cancel is displayed.
Thanks for your reply.
As iBod noted some downloads may be too fast to trigger the cancel button but I've never not seen that small gray x button at the end of the progress bar on longer downloads.
+I've never not seen that small gray x button at the end of the progress bar on longer downloads.+
It happened to me today. No 'x' button. Is this user-configurable? Maybe I just don't have 'downloads' set up to require that a 'cancel' button appear.
It happened to me today. No 'x' button. Is this user-configurable? Maybe I just don't have 'downloads' set up to require that a 'cancel' button appear.
There is no direct command to have a cancel button appear. My prefs are set to download to a folder on the desktop rather than just loose to the desktop and Open safe files is not checked. Remove download list items is set to manual. I can't think of anything else that's pertinent.
How stop/abort a download?