help make browsers allow to overwrite files upon download

Tobias Beer

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Oct 13, 2015, 4:48:10 AM10/13/15

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I just created an issue to have chrome provide an option to overwrite existing files on download...

Chrome Support Group:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/nhGBJo_SBk0

Chromium Issue Tracker

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=542567

Not sure if +1'ing on the latter is desired.

For now, I'd encourage you to do so.

Summary:

Please provide a setting to prevent automagic filename "correction" when a download would overwrite an existing file. Chances are that I actually want that, by default. At least have it some flag if it's not settings-worthy.

Best wishes,

— tb

Ton Gerner

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Oct 13, 2015, 5:22:02 AM10/13/15

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Hi Tobias,

A few days ago I saw a Chrome addon: Downloads Overwrite Existing Files.
Are you aware of it?
I did not test it; I mainly use Firefox + TiddlyFox.

Cheers,

Ton

Tobias Beer

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Oct 13, 2015, 7:05:34 AM10/13/15

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Hi Ton,

A few days ago I saw a Chrome addon: Downloads Overwrite Existing Files.

Are you aware of it?

I believe, I was the one pointing someone else to it. ;-)

However, this extension does not work with Chrome / TiddlyWiki,

as chrome appears to have a bug when it comes to

download links of the kind TiddlyWiki produces.

For that problem, I have opened another issue. :D

Issue 542559: BUG: <a download="foo"/> forgets download directory
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=542559