I'd like for files downloaded on (macOS) Safari to have the original file's name, without the added ".download". is that possible at all?
The idea is that I'd be able to use some files before they're fully download, like MP4's for example.
MacOS – Stop Safari from appending “.download” to not fully downloaded files
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Related Solutions
You could create a folder action in Automator, to watch for new files in your Downloads folder and display a notification banner whenever it detects a new file.
- Open Automator and create a new Folder Action
- Next to Folder Action receives files and folders added to choose your Downloads folder
- Search for 'notif' and drag and drop the Display Notification to the right
- Enter your own text and save
It should look something like this:
It's not the ideal solution, but at least you'll notice something has started downloading. Hope this helps.
AppleScript on its own can't be used to 'hook' into other actions such as clicking certain things. There are tools available to run AppleScript on keyboard shortcuts, however you might as well use ⌘S in this case, or remap this shortcut with System Preferences → Keyboard. One cannot change the download location of the button in Safari preferences.
Best Answer
I don't know of a way to do it, and if I did, I would not recommend this at all. First, because trying to work with partially-downloaded files is a good way to get yourself into trouble. Depending on how the programs you want to use on the file work, they may or may not cope with having the file modified as they're trying to use it. A media player, for example, might check the file's integrity before playing it, and refuse to play a damaged file. Or it might note the file's length (when it opens it) and assume that's the length it'll always have. Or it might read the entire file into memory (as it exists when opened) and then play that without going back to see if it's gotten longer. Or... lots of things might go wrong.
The other problem is that that .download file is not actually the partially-downloaded file. It's a Finder package: a folder with hidden contents that the Finder treats as a regular file. You can see its contents by Control-clicking (or right-clicking) on the .download file, and choosing Show Package Contents from the shortcut menu. Inside it, you'll see an Info.plist file with information about the download (you can select it and press Command-Y to see the info in XML format). You'll also see the partially-downloaded file, under its regular name.
If you really want to do something with the partially-downloaded file, that file inside the .download package is what you want, and it's already going to have the correct name. But again, I don't recommend this for the reasons in the first paragraph.