One-time
One-Time Downloads
Handle the next download differently without changing your normal Sorting, Renaming, or Rules setup.
Now
Next download only → Save to Receipts
Then
After that → Return to normal Sorting
The problem
Sometimes one file is the exception. Changing your permanent rules for one weird receipt is too much ceremony for a tiny paper rectangle.
How Downloads Butler handles it
- A one-time choice applies to the next relevant download and then clears itself.
- It has higher priority than sessions, special rules, and the general rule.
- After the one-time action is used, Downloads Butler returns to the normal setup.
What you control
- Set a temporary destination.
- Use it for the next download without altering defaults.
- Keep repeat habits in Rules and short exceptions in one-time choices.
- Avoid turning your settings into a diary of weird Tuesdays.
Practical examples
- Save the next tax PDF to Finance / Receipts.
- Send one file to a client project folder without changing your general downloads setup.
- Handle a temporary file from a normal site differently for one download only.
Local note
One-time choices are stored locally and cleared after use. They do not require server state.
Related
Other tidy drawers to open.
Rules
Download Rules
Create rules for websites, file kinds, extensions, or filename patterns so repeat downloads follow repeat behavior.
Sessions
Download Sessions
Start a focused mode when you are collecting files for one task, then stop it when the task is done.
Log
Download Log
See recent download decisions, where files went, and why Downloads Butler handled them that way.