An automatic search, download, and write to storage system comprising setting up download criteria, searching a network for data according to the download criteria, downloading data matching the download criteria, and writing the downloaded data to a storage device or medium. Once the download criteria are established, the remaining processes from searching to writing occur automatically. The download criteria act as a preference or filter to identify appropriate data. Multiple preferences or download criteria can be batched processed. Furthermore, the system can be activated and searching, downloading, and writing completed by a single click.