Downloads Folder

The Downloads folder is new to Leopard. It is set as the default folder for internet downloads in many applications. Apple distributed applications such as Safari and iChat make use of this as well as many third party applications such as Firefox and Skype.

In Tiger, if you find this folder, it is not a part of the system, rather a part of the user's action or some other application creating this folder.

The folder will appear in the User's Dock by default for easy access and can be clicked on to show all files that exist is a "Fan, Grid, or List" view.