Why doesn't IE 11 add a numeric value when we try to open the same file several times at once

Question

I just migrated from IE 8 to IE 11 to run my SSRS reports. In IE8, whenever I used to export and OPEN (not save) the report in excel or csv (only in these formats), for example, XYZ several times simultaneously added a numerical value to brakets, for example. (1), (2) ... so there were no problems.

But IE 11 doesn't seem to do this, and because of this, I get an error when the file is already open.

Is there any parameter that I will need to do in IE 11?

Answer 1

I would choose Save (not Open) - this will create a copy in the default download folder and increase the file name number in brackets, for example (1), (2). You will then be asked (at the bottom of the IE window) to open the file.

So, you will achieve the same process as with IE8, with one additional click.

Answer 2

If you click "Open", it will overwrite any file in the download folder with the same name. If you select "Save", it will create a new file name if the file already exists in your download folder. After the file is downloaded, you will be asked to indicate what you want to do, after which you can click "Open." These are two clicks instead of one ... but it works. Another option is to click the triangle of the drop-down list next to “Save” and then select “Save and open” ... but these are two more clicks. It is Excel that complains that it cannot open two files with the same name.

I don’t know why this changed ... maybe because someone decided that when you click "Open", you don’t care where the file is saved, so you don’t care if the file with the same name is overwritten, If it creates a new name every time you look at the file ... you can fill your download folder with temporary files that you do not need.