If I download something using Safari, the downloads button appears on the Safari tool bar, but after a while it disappears again?
If I now have a URL of something I want to [copy] paste into the downloads list, I can't because the button has disappeared ?!?
Why does the downloads button disappear?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Sure you can download by pasting a file URL to download dropdown window.
This is not advertised, but has been available for quite a while.
Also the download button disappears in private browsing immediate after competition of download, which is not what private browsing supposed to be.
If you clear the download list, the download button will disappear until another download is initiated.
By default, download items are cleared after a day.
Change preference setting to clear download list items manually.
Safari > Preferences > General > Remove download list items:
Click inside the box for options to choose.
Brian Zebeaune wrote:
If I download something using Safari, the downloads button appears on the Safari tool bar, but after a while it disappears again?
If I now have a URL of something I want to [copy] paste into the downloads list, I can't because the button has disappeared ?!?
Why does the downloads button disappear?
That's not how Downloads work. You don't copy/paste something to it. Downloads just shows everything you've downloaded to your hard drive. If you want to save a list of things you want to download, open Stickies and create a new note.
Safari downloads button disappears?
