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Not showing safari browser download icon

So how to fix

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 24, 2022 5:46 PM

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Nov 26, 2022 2:36 PM in response to rehansheroz

Hello rehansheroz,


To download files using Safari on your Mac, you'll want to take the steps below:


1. In the Safari app  on your Mac, click anything identified as a download link, or Control-click an image or other object on the webpage.
2. Choose Download Linked File. (Some webpage items can’t be downloaded.)
Safari decompresses files such as .zip files after it downloads them.
Note: If you download an item that you previously downloaded, Safari removes the older duplicate so it doesn’t take up space on your Mac. See Optimize storage space.

If you have trouble downloading, try any of the following:
• If Safari is still downloading the item, wait for it to finish. You can’t open an item while it’s being downloaded.
• If the download is paused, resume it. Show the downloads list by clicking the Show Downloads button , then click the Resume button  for the paused download.
• Sometimes a download is incomplete because the file was damaged. Try downloading it again.
• Make sure you have the app needed to open the file. If you do, the file may have been corrupted during the download. Delete it, then try downloading it again.


You can also find those steps in this resource: Download items from the web using Safari on Mac - Apple Support


If you are instead facing difficulties on your iPhone, what type of files are you attempting to download?


Do you get any prompts or errors when you try to download a file?


Let us know, and we'll keep moving forward from there.

Not showing safari browser download icon

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