Why Won't Documents Download Mac

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My wife has an eMAc that has developed a problem. Any time she tries to download a file from the web, absolutely nothing happens. This is true for both Firefox and Safari and applies to any type of file (picture, game etc.) On the other hand, updates from Apple download fine and my laptop downloads fine when plugged into her cable modem. She is running the latest version of OS X and the start of the problem does not seem to coincide with any new software being installed.
Any ideas as to what might be the cause?
Thanks

Various combinations of disabling/enabling 'Desktop & Documents Folders' Signing out/in of iCloud on all my devices. Restarting the Mac until the startup chime had me reciting Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Bells.' Removing all files and experimenting with one small file. Waiting eight hours for a 25kb startled cat photo to sync. All to no avail. Some Mac users say that they can't download programs from other website except Mac App Store, or they may can't be opened the download file. When they click on the download file, it says 'xxx can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer'.

Safari User Guide

  • 'Document can't be opened for some reason' is a screen you may get on your Mac especially when transferring files from an older computer to a newer computer.
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  • Here are some of the common reasons why Word won’t open on Mac: There might be some issue with MS Word or the Office application. The installer could have been corrupt, leading to a malfunction application installation.
  • Firefox may not be able to download files if there is a problem with the folder in which downloaded files are saved: Click the menu button and select Options. Select the General panel. Go to the Downloads section Find the Downloads section under Files and Applications. Click the Browse Choose button next to the Save files to entry.

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Download music, PDFs, software, and other items by clicking links on webpages.

Important: If a download contains software, an alert appears when you open the item. To be safe, don’t open it if you weren’t expecting a software program or if it’s not from a trusted source.

Download an item

  1. In the Safari app on your Mac, click anything identified as a download link, or Control-click an image or other object on the page.

  2. Choose Download Linked File. (Some webpage items can’t be downloaded.)

    Safari decompresses files such as .zip files after it downloads them.

    /the-sims-1-download-completo-mac.html. Note: If you download an item that you previously downloaded, Safari removes the older duplicate so it doesn’t take up space on your Mac. See Optimize storage space on your Mac.

See items you downloaded

  1. In the Safari app on your Mac, click the Show Downloads button near the top-right corner of the Safari window.

    The button isn’t shown if the downloads list is empty.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Pause a download: Click the Stop button to the right of the filename in the downloads list. To resume, click the Resume button .

    • Find a downloaded item on your Mac: Click the magnifying glass next to the filename in the downloads list. If you move a file or change the download location after downloading it, Safari can’t find the file.

      Tip: To change where downloaded items are saved on your Mac, choose Safari > Preferences, click General, then click the “File download location” pop-up menu and choose a location.

    • Clear the downloads list: In the downloads list, click Clear. To remove one item, Control-click it, then choose Remove From List.

      By default, Safari automatically removes an item after one day. To change when items are automatically removed, choose Safari > Preferences, click General, then click the “Remove download list items” pop-up menu and choose an option.

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