Mp3 faq - download MP3 files from the web

I download MP3 files from the web, but they just disappear after a while - why?

Probably what is happening is that you are simply clicking on the links to the MP3 files and you have a plugin installed for your browser which is capable of playing MP3... so your browser assumes you simply want to play the files, not to save them - so it downloads them to a temporary area under a temporary name (called Temporary Internet Files for IE or disk cache for Netscape). If you want to download the file permanently and keep them, try right clicking on the links and selecting "Save as" - then chose the directory you want to save in. Do *not* save in the Temporary Internet Files or Netscape cache directories, as files in these directories *will* be automatically deleted. You might also want to try downloading a program such as Go!zilla (available for www.hotfiles.com for example) - this program will intercept links to downloadable files from your browser and help you to schedule and manage downloads better than your browser can...

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