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Cannot save downloads to a sub-folder

This seems totally insane it is such a basic function, but doesn't seem to work in Mac. If I try to save a document - e.g. from an e-mail someone has sent me - Google / Firefox only give me the option to save to a top-level folder, e.g. 'documents'. But obviously there are several sub-folders in documents, & I would always need to save to one of these (nobody surely has hundreds of files floating about loose in 'documents'...?!). This means I have to then go into 'documents', find the files; open a new Finder Window & move them across to where they are supposed to be. Please please tell me that Macs are not this pathetically undeveloped; it must be something I am doing, right...?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 21, 2012 12:42 PM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2012 12:44 PM

Click the button with the triangle in the Save dialog box.


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Aug 21, 2012 2:29 PM in response to AliWonder

AliWonder wrote:


Thanks. UNbelievable - the triangle is next to the 'save as' box - NOT the box for the location where the file is to be saved! Totally illogical. Why on earth does everything in a Mac have to be some sort of annoying brain-teaser puzzle instead of being obvious & straightforward...?!

Most of us learned that in a few seconds, it's different from Windows, try this www.apple.com/support/mac101/ for general information about OSX.

Aug 21, 2015 6:37 AM in response to AliWonder

Dear support - I am still none the wiser - tell me where this triangle is please....?


When I click on 'save' it just saves directly in downloads and I have to find it, copy it, then delete it in downloads (there is no option to 'move' it). It seems an awfully complicated way of doing things - please enlighten me!



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