Download Folder Management

This lets you setup default directories where files should be saved on your hard drive. The radio buttons at the top control how the default directory should be setup. Depending on which one is selected, the bottom section of the form will change.

Remember last directory used

Activate this option and LeechGet always remembers the last directory used and stores all new download there till you select a new folder in the New Download Wizard.


Use one default directory for all downloads

Select this to use always the same directory for all download. You can manually select other folders in the New Download Wizard, but by default, LeechGet uses always the same folder.


Use one default directory by file type

This option assigns download-directories to file-types. Use it if you want to store your download in different directories depending on their file-type.
Simply enter a file-type (e.g. "exe") in the field saying "Type" and select a directory in the next field, then click on add. To edit, simply select an entry in the list, modify it in the fields below and click on "Edit" to update the list. To unselect an entry and add a new one, click on the list with your right mouse button.

Note: If no appropriate file-type can be found, LeechGet uses the folder set as Default Directory (see "Use one default directory for all downloads") for the download.


Create directory from download information

Select this option to automatically create new subdirectories for every download.

Server Name
Creates new subdirectories containing the name of the server. That way, all downloads from one server will be stored in the same directory. So downloading a file from www.leechget.net would create the directory ./www.leechget.net/ for saving the files.

Server Name and Path
This creates new subdirectories containing the name of the server and the path of the file on the server. So downloading a file like http://www.leechget.net/download/LeechGet.exe would create the directory ./www.leechget.net/download/ for saving the file.

Current Date
The date when the download is started will be used as the directory name. The format is like set in your Control Panel Language settings.

File Extension (Type)
The file extension (or type) of the file is used, so setup.exe would create the \exe\ directory, or myfile.zip would create the \zip\ directory.

Custom
Allows custom directory formats. You can use some special variables to create a directory:

    %server%
    This variable represents the server name (e.g. www.leechget.net)
    %protocol%
    Stands for the protocol name (either ftp, http or https)
    %type%
    The type of the file (e.g. .zip for a ZIP-File)
    %path%
    Represents the path of a file on the remote server (e.g. /download/)
    %date%
    Current date in your local date-format (most likely Month-Day-Year, Day-Month-Year for German users)


Note: When a new file is downloaded by LeechGet, the suffix .LeechGet is be added to the filename on the disk to indicate that the file is not complete. When the file finishes downloading, then it will automatically be renamed to remove the .LeechGet. From a user perspective looking at LeechGet, this is invisible (because LeechGet removes the .LeechGet when a download is finished). But it will be visible if you look at the files in the directory while they are being downloaded. You may turn off this feature and not add .LeechGet to your partial files on the "General" Configuration Tab.