Help! Downloading problems

[deryk]

Sometime since last week both Safari and Internet Explorer have quit downloading files (not pages) from the internet. I'm running Panther, am using Safari 1.1.1, and am using the Internet Explorer that came with this computer. I have checked permissions and restarted the computer and am still unable to download files. I can click and drag pictures from the programs.

Any suggestions or ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Editted to include this:

The Download Window in Safari posts this each time I attemt to download a file:

Cannot create file

 

[bousozoku]

Do you have permission to write to whatever folder you're using for downloads?

It sounds as though:

1) you've changed the folder to some place it should not be

OR

2) you're out of space for the user account (or the disk drive)

 

[deryk]

Originally posted by bousozoku
Do you have permission to write to whatever folder you're using for downloads?

It sounds as though:

1) you've changed the folder to some place it should not be

OR

2) you're out of space for the user account (or the disk drive)

Thanks for your reply. I do not have multiple accounts on this computer and the default place for saving downloads has been and currently is my desktop (I just double checked to make sure).

I have 18 GB of free space on my computer. I don't remember setting panther or jaguar up to limit the amount of space that I can use. How do I check this?

Thanks again.

 

[moweda]

I had the same problem. Trash the preferences and you should be fine.

Home Folder: Library: Preferences.

Quit Safari.
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist to the desktop
Relaunch Safari.
If it works, move the above preference file from the desktop to the Trash since a new Pref file has been created.

That should do it for you.