Is Internet explorer FTP utility stupid ?

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Hi,

I have around 180Mb free space in my C: drive. I tried to save
SUSE linux iso image, which is around 680MB through Internet explorer.
It is trying to save it first into C: drive and later copying it to the
destination drive chosen by me. Due to this though there is enough
space in the destination chosen by me, the file is not completely
downloaded. It ends when the free space in the C: drive ends and copies
that part of the file into the destination drive chosen without even
showing an error.
I have mapped 700 MB for virutal memory (200 MB in C: drive and 500MB
in another drive).

Is ftp utility used by windows (internet explorer) that stupid. Is
there anyway to tell the utility to store the file directly into the
destination drive.

Thanks in advance for ur suggestions & comments.

Sharko

[c***@gmail.com]

Post by i***@yahoo.com
Hi,
I have around 180Mb free space in my C: drive. I tried to save
SUSE linux iso image, which is around 680MB through Internet

explorer.

Post by i***@yahoo.com
It is trying to save it first into C: drive and later copying it to the
destination drive chosen by me. Due to this though there is enough
space in the destination chosen by me, the file is not completely
downloaded. It ends when the free space in the C: drive ends and copies
that part of the file into the destination drive chosen without even
showing an error.
I have mapped 700 MB for virutal memory (200 MB in C: drive and 500MB
in another drive).
Is ftp utility used by windows (internet explorer) that stupid. Is
there anyway to tell the utility to store the file directly into the
destination drive.
Thanks in advance for ur suggestions & comments.
Sharko

[c***@gmail.com]

With IE, you won't be able to bypass the automatic caching of anything
that you download using the FTP function built into the browser. You
can change where IE caches the files to. By default the cache is
located at c:\documents and settings\"username"\Local
Settings\Temporary Internet Files\ To change this in IE, select Tools
-> Internet Options -> Genera (tab) -> Settings -> Move Folder. Select
the drive and directory where you want IE to cache your files to. This
affects all files that IE caches (i.e. cookies, jpg, etc).

If you don't want to change the IE settings, WinXP and WinNT comes with
a DOS based FTP program that allows you to download a file directly to
a location on your drive without caching it first. You can do a search
in Help and Support for FTP for a list of commands to use and some
examples.