Microsoft Edge, the default browser for Windows 10 is not as feature-rich as I expected it to be. While the browser is fast, secure and use new technology, it does not allow you to do several things, one of which is to be able to change the download location of files.
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Step 5 – Set default download location. Here in the value data option, type the location for the default download location. With that done, click on Ok button to save the changes made to the IE default download location. Step 6 – New default download location. Now let’s open up Internet Explorer and view the download options.
This might not be important for regular computer users, but for the avid users who often download large files and programs on their Windows 10 PC need to change their default download location.
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In this post, we will learn about how to edit the settings manually and change the default download folder location in Microsoft Edge browser of your Windows 10 PC.
Mind you, this is a workaround that can be used till Edge gets a setting to do it easily.
Change default download folder location in Edge
There is very easy way to change the download location in Microsoft Edge is via Properties of the Download folder in your PC. You have to realize that here you are not changing Edge’s download folder. You are changing the user’s download directory location. Although the effect would be the same, here, changing the path can affect your other applications download location too. Just so, you are clear about the difference.
1] Open the File Explorer on your Windows 10 PC. Right click on the Downloads in the left pane of your File Explorer, and select Properties. Go to the Location tab and enter the new path for your desired download folder.
You can also move already downloaded files to the folder from here. Enter a new folder name and click on Yes to move all the files from one location to other.
2] If you like to tinker with the Windows Registry, Run regedit and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerUser Shell Folders
Find the key with the string %USERPROFILE%Downloads.Double click on the string to open a small pop-up window where you can edit the string and change the default download location.
Change the Value Data and add the path of download folder according to your preferences.
You are done! Close the Registry Editor.
Restart your PC to save the changed done in the Registry Editor.
While Microsoft is continuously working on their browser Edge and updating it to improve your browsing experience and may get an option of changing download location in the Settings of the finished product, you can use these methods if you don’t really want to wait.
Read: Enable Save As Download Prompt in Edge browser.
Bonus Tip
Where is Download History stored in Edge?
The Download History folder in Edge browser is stored in the following location:
C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalPackagesMicrosoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbweACMicrosoftEdgeUserDefaultDownloadHistory
Check this post for some cool Edge Browser Tips and Tricks.
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Almost every time I download a file, I want to specify where it goes. The default IE9 Save button doesn't ask. Instead, I have to click the drop-down arrow next to it, then choose Save as.
Is there a way to make Save as the default?
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According to a Microsoft forum post, Internet Explorer 9 set default download action: Save As, this option is not available.. It seems quite rudimentary, but they removed this capability. The best you can do is change the default location to somewhere you'll easily get to and move files around.
To change the default location (I changed it to my desktop, the easiest location), select menu Tools ->View Downloads ->Options andchange the location.
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Another way to partially avoid this problem is to not left-click the file/link that should be downloaded, but instead to right-click it and choose 'Save target as..'.
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Since all the required clicking is right at your cursor, it is, in my opinion, more effective and less annoying than always choosing the option from the popping up, yellow, information bar.
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When MS does not care about basic customer request, you need to imagine some woarkaround, e.g.:
- plug e.g. USB stick in
- select menu Tools -> View Downloads -> Options and change the location to that drive
- unplug the USB stick
You are all set: As long as you do not plug the drive, it will always prompt you for a location!
You can go further to avoid saving the attachment to the stick accidentally, change the letter of the stick e.g. to Z:, select Z: in the option and change the letter back to 'normal' D: or E:
Or the geek way: find the option in registry and edit manually! The incredibles gamecube rom.
Regards,Gauthier
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