How to Change Your Browser Download Location

If you download a file from your browser, the file will be saved into the Downloads folder by default. If you want to change browser download location, you can easily do it. You can check below for how to change the download location of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera.

How to Change Download Location of Chrome

• You can open Google Chrome browser. And click the three-dot icon at the upper-right corner to choose Settings to open Chrome Settings window.
• Next you can click Advanced and click Change button next to Location under Downloads section.
• Then you can set a preferred folder to save the downloads from Chrome.

How to Change Download Location of Firefox

• Open Mozilla Firefox browser. And click the three-line icon at the top-right. Select Options in the menu list.
• Next you can click General in the left pane.
• Scroll down in the middle window to find Files and Applications And click Browse button.
• Select a folder to save the downloaded files and applications in future.

How to Change Browser Download Location in Microsoft Edge

• You can open Microsoft Edge browser. Click the three-dot icon at the top-right. Click Settings to open browser settings window.
• Next you can click Downloads in the left panel. And click Change button under Downloads section.

How to Change Download Location of Opera Browser

• Open the Opera browser, and click the Opera browser icon at the top-left corner. Choose Settings.
• In Settings window, you can click Advanced, and button and choose Browser.
• Scroll down to find Downloads section, and click Change button next to Location to choose a desired folder to save the downloaded files in future.

How to Change Safari Download Location

• You can open Safari. Click Safari menu and select Preferences.
• Click General tab, and click File download location drop-down menu. Choose Other.
• Select a folder on your computer to save the downloaded files and applications from browser.

Bottom Line

If you want to change browser download location, this post gives a detailed guide for how to change Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Safari browser download location.

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