Windows 7: Internet Explorer - View and Track Downloads

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This tutorial will show how to view and track your downloads using View Downloads in IE9 and IE10.

1. Open IE9 oe IE10, and ......
NOTE: In Windows 8, you would open the IE10 desktop version, and not the IE10 Metro (Windows UI) version.

A) Press CTRL + J.

OR

B) Click/tap on the gear icon (tools) in the upper right corner, then click/tap on View downloads. (see screenshot below)

OR

C) Once a download begins or finishes, click on the View Downloads button in the pop-up message bar at the bottom of IE9 or IE10. (see screenshot below)

2. You will now see a list of all the files that you have downloaded in IE9. Select a downloaded file and right click on it. (see screenshots below)

3. Click/tap on the option that you want to do with the selected downloaded file. (see screenshots above)
NOTE: If an option is grayed out or missing, then it is not available for the selected downloaded file. This is usually do to the file being deleted or moved from the default download location.

• Delete program - This will delete the downloaded file from the default download location if still there.
• Copy download link - This will copy the website download link for the file to the clipboard so that you are able to paste it from the clipboard.
• Go to download webpage - This will take you to the website's download page of the file in IE9.
• Open containing folder - This will open the default download location folder in Windows Explorer only if the file is still there.
• Report that this program is unsafe - Opens Internet Explorer SmartScreen Filter to Report a Unsafe Website.
• Rerun security checks on this program - Scans the downloaded file again.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any other downloaded file if you like.

5. When finished, click/tap on Close. (see screenshots below step 2)