[vonkprop]

Hi,
I am running Mac OS X 10.6.8 using Safari ver 5.1.1. The last few days I am not able to download anything. I can browse at will but the moment I try to download a file (dmg. zip. anything) the window goes black, I can see the spinning thingy indicating activity but nothing happens. If I go to Window/Activity I can see the file downloading but if I go to Window/Downloads the file is not shown. After the activity window indicates that the file has been downloaded I can't locate it anywhere. Any thoughts? Please help...
Etienne

[Thorzdad]

Do you get the same behavior if you download using Firefox?
Have you checked your Safari Preferences and made sure the Downloads folder is indicated for downloading?

[vonkprop]

Hi,
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I can't download another browser to check whether the problem occurs with other browsers as well. Yes, the Downloads folder is indicated in Safari Preferences.....

[Cold Warrior]

Here are a few things to try:

- from the Safari menu choose Reset Safari....

- create another OS X user account and try Safari there.

- reinstall the latest OS X combo update if you have it saved on your Mac (since your only browser won't let you download

I suppose you could also use curl from the Terminal to download the combo updater and or Firefox (which would itself let you download the combo update).