How to Change Chrome Downloads Folder Location

How to Change Chrome Downloads Folder Location March 31, 2022by Martin 6 Chrome Google logo By default, Google Chrome downloads files to the "Downloads" folder in your user account. If you want to save them somewhere else, you can easily change the location of Chrome's downloads folder. Click the Chrome menu button (three vertical dots) in the upper right corner of the Chrome window and select "Settings" from the drop-down menu. Click on the three dots and then click The "Settings" screen will be displayed in a new tab.

On the left side of the window, click Advanced, and then C Level Executive List click Downloads. Click on the chevron and then click We'll set up a new folder as the location where Google Chrome saves downloaded files by default. You may have Chrome ask you to choose a download folder location every time. Click the "Ask where to save each file before downloading" button to enable this behavior. Click on the switch. To change the location of the download folder, click the "Change" button to the right of the "Location" line.



click Navigate to the folder where you want to save folders by default, click it, and then click Choose Folder. Select the new download folder and then click This location will be shown as the default location in "Save As" if you have selected the "Ask where to save each file before downloading" box. Click the "x" button on the "Settings" tab to close it. click on There are additional actions you can take. To open the "Downloads" list, press Ctrl+j (Command+Shift+j on Mac) or select "Downloads" from the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots) in the upper right corner of the window. You can also type "c