Choose where to download chrome

Scott Orgera is a former Lifewire writer covering tech since This article explains how to change the Chrome default download folder, find a downloaded file, be prompted for where to save files, and adjust multiple file download permissions on a desktop Windows PC or Mac.

When you download files with the Google Chrome web browser, Chrome saves those files to a specific file folder. You can change this default download location to organize your downloads, free up space on your hard drive , or redirect downloaded files to an online storage service, such as Dropbox. It's also possible to set up Chrome to ask you for a download location each time you download a file. To change the Chrome default download location:. Open Chrome and select the menu icon the three vertical dots , and then choose Settings.

Select Advanced in the left pane. Select Downloads. Next to Location , select Change. Navigate to the folder you want to use as the default download folder, then choose Select. Now, when you use Chrome to download a file, it is saved in the newly specified folder. To find where Chrome downloaded a file, open the searchable list of downloaded files. To access this list:. Open Chrome and select the menu icon the three vertical dots , then choose Downloads.

A list of downloaded files and associated URLs display. To open a file, select the filename. It opens in your computer's default application for the file type. To delete a file, select the X next to the filename. It is removed from your list of downloaded files. To bypass the default download folder and specify where to save files each time you download:. Smart TVs Ads. Team Comes to Workplace by Meta. Block People Spotify.

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The wikiHow Tech Team also followed the article's instructions and verified that they work. This article has been viewed 20, times. This wikiHow teaches you how to set a folder as the default location for saving your browser downloads in Google Chrome. You can change your download location on Android, PC, and Mac, but there's no option to set a download location on iPhone. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.

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