[h=2]Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded[/h] Posted by Rob Burdett on 3 January 2013 | 0 Comments
Ever get the error: "Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded"? You will normally only see this error if you are on a server.
To get rid of the error "your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded" you must follow these steps.
- Open Internet Explorer browser
- Go to Tools menu
- Select Internet Options
- Go to Security tab
- Select Internet zone
- Click on "Custom level..."
- Under Downloads category, enable the option "File download"
- Under Miscellaneous category, select Prompt (recommended) for the option "Launching applications and unsafe files"
- Under Miscellaneous category, select Prompt (recommended) for the option "Launching programs and files in an IFRAME"
- Validate the changes by clicking on OK
- Leave the Internet Options
- Close the browser
- Re-open it, this issue should be fixed
After doing all this you should never have to worry about seeing the error "Your current security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded".
*NOTE* - we don't recommend doing this on a production server! You should always download items on your workstation using a non-admin account. I only recommend doing this on test servers or Server->Workstation conversions where the security isn't really needed as much, or by applying the settings to the trusted Zone and adding the individual trusted site there.
