# Downloading problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-problem/81614>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 14, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-problem/81614 "2001-09-14T15:42:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-problem/81614/1 "2001-09-14T15:42:58Z")

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My computer is having a problem with downloads. Instead of the “save to” dialog coming up there is quicktime symbol coming up and then when the status bar says done there is a picture kind of like broken movie film. It is not the ftp site since I have seen it work on other computers.

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**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downloading-problem/81614/2 "2001-09-14T18:18:14Z")

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Try right-button clicking instead of left-button clicking the link. Sounds like your computer already has an association for that file type so it is trying to play it from its current location.