Scotland's People "Refresh"

[Albufera32]

On the top left above any register you view is an orange box that syas "Download" clicking or tapping it gives two options, pdf or jpg. Clicking either of them should download the relevant file type to your downloads folder on your PC.

The Downloads folder can be found by going to "This PC" > Windows (C) > Users > (your folder) > Downloads.

Your folder above is the name windows assigned to you as a user - if you are the only user of the PC, there will be only one folder in addition to "public". The name is usually derived from your Microsoft account name.

A slightly quicker way might be to click on the folder with your name on your desktop - that should show a list of locations down the left hand side including "downloads" the icon for which is a green folder with an arrow pointing down on it.

If you can't find the files in the download folder when you download from Scotland's people, it is possible Windows is downloading them into One Drive somewhere in the cloud.

[hdw]

Thanks for going to so much trouble to answer my query. The thing is, I don't have a PC with Microsoft, I have a Mac. I'm taking advice from a distant cousin who is a full-time genealogist.

Harry

[ikas]

Hi Harry,

I can confirm SP has not removed the option to download to a folder of your choice. You access SP through your browser. Many browsers have a setting that determines whether your downloads go to the default downloads folder or whether you are able to choose the folder first before downloading. Your cousin should be able to guide you to the browser settings page that controls the download  process.

[Forfarian]

Having used it for a while now, it seems to me that the changes all involve a lot more scrolling and clicking than used to be necessary, with consequent increases in time taken to get to the item you want, and increased risk of Repetitive Strain Injury.

[Albufera32]

Having used it for a while now, it seems to me that the changes all involve a lot more scrolling and clicking than used to be necessary, with consequent increases in time taken to get to the item you want, and increased risk of Repetitive Strain Injury.

It's because on mobile, both of those actions are done simply by swiping or tapping the screen. The new functionality is optimised for a touchscreen, not a mouse. The narrow bar in the middle of the screen and consequent wasted space on either side is for the same reason - it's designed for the portrait alignment of a mobile phone, not the landscape view of a PC screen.

[Forfarian]

If it's supposedly optimised for phobiles, why are they wasting so much space on the PC version with graphics and photographs that don't appear when you use it on a phobile?

Answers on a postcard ....

[hdw]

Got it. I have hardly ever used Finder and forgot it is accessed via an icon in the dock, I had been pulling  down menus from the top of the screen looking for the word Finder to appear. I belong to the generation that took its information from words not pictures.

Harry

[carolineasb]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, Forfarian!

[Forfarian]

<sigh>

The more I use the 'refreshed' site, the more I realise just how much extra work in the form of additional clicks and scrolling is now required to get to the same place.

And I just hate the tedious photos in just about the gloomiest shade of blue that ever existed.

Is it known what percentage of searches are carried out on phobiles rather than on PCs and similar?