• NickwithaC
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    3510 days ago

    Saving to desktop is insane behaviour and the OP just told on herself.

    • @mrcleanup
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      910 days ago

      Rebuttal, with a physical desk you put things you need right now on top in the open. You wouldn’t grab something off the printer and put it into a drawer first, then reopen the drawer to get it out of your need it now.

      The desktop is “right now” workspace. Why bother to put it into a folder whose only purpose is not to take things out of to put elsewhere? I could at least understand people who download direct to documents… but that still leaves a mess to clean up with installers and such.

      Downloading to the desktop is not only sane, but more efficient.

      Leaving everything on your desktop is a different conversation though.

      • NeatoBuilds
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        910 days ago

        Desktop is for empty space so when you close everything it’s clean

      • @[email protected]
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        610 days ago

        I definitely would go ahead and put the printed document directly into a hanging file in my desk drawer if I could read/use the document without ever moving it like I can on a computer…

        • @mrcleanup
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          410 days ago

          Somehow I’m doubting that you keep all your computer files in your download folder. You still have to move it. My way just makes it obvious it needs to be filled instead of leaving it on the junk drawer.

          And the physical desk analogy still holds. Yeah you put it in a folder in the drawer, but it’s the wrong one. Unless you are specifying a custom filepath for each file, in which case, carry on.

          • @[email protected]
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            210 days ago

            Unless you are specifying a custom filepath for each file, in which case, carry on.

            This one is correct. I always setup my browser to ask where to put each download, and then send it to the file it needs to live in. Usually have the “default” be the home folder so I can easily browse to the subsequent folder quickly. The browser doesn’t just get to decide where to put stuff or it would all be a mess eventually anyway.

            • @mrcleanup
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              210 days ago

              Rock on, you are an inspiration to us all.

      • @[email protected]
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        410 days ago

        I just do everything out of my file manager. I use Krusader, which has twin panes and tabs.

    • @[email protected]
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      510 days ago

      I agree, but I think the tone of the joke suggests that OP is at least somewhat self-aware