I have been a Mac user for quite some time. There are three web browsers such as Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox which I use the most on my Mac. While Safari is easily the top-notch choice for me, Chrome and Firefox are highly impressive as well.
I download a number of files regularly. By default, all the downloaded files are saved in the Download folders. But, what if you want to save any file to a specific location? You can easily change the download location on Mac.
Now under Location option, you can see that Chrome downloads location has now been changed to the modified destination as shown above. Step 4: Enable “Ask Location before Download” option. Google Chrome also provides you with an option where it asks you the location of the folder each time before you want to save a file.
We have already made a post on how to change Safari’s download location on Mac. And now, we are all set to walk you through the steps to change the download location in Chrome and Firefox. Let’s sail through!
How to Change Download Location in Chrome on Mac
Step #1. Launch Chrome on your Mac.
Step #2. Next up, you have to click on Menu icon from the top right corner.
So, let’s see, how to change download location in Chrome on PC and on Android. How to change download path in Chrome on Windows 10. I’ll show first how to change download path in Chrome browser on Windows 10. To do this you need: Step 1. Open the Chrome settings; Step 2. Here's how to change the download folder in Chrome browser: 1. Click the menu icon (aka 3 dots) in the upper right corner of the Chrome window. Select Settings. Scroll down and click 'Show. Using Microsoft Windows 7, the default save location of Google Chrome’s cache is: C: Users username AppData Local Google Chrome User Data Default Cache. Here’s how to change it by adding just a few parameters to the Google Chrome shortcut. Locate a Chrome shortcut (Desktop, Start Menu, Taskbar etc.), right-click it and select Properties.
Step #3. Click on Settings.
Step #4. Click on Show advanced settings and then scroll down to the “Downloads” section.
Step #5. Click on Change and select where you would want your downloaded files to be saved.
If want to choose a particular location for each download, you need to select the “Ask where to save each file before downloading” checkbox.
How to Change Download Folder in Mozilla Firefox on Mac
Step #1. Open Firefox on your Mac.
Step #2. Click on the menu icon from the top right corner.
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Step #3. Select Preferences. (Alternately, you can also click on the Firefox menu at the top Mac bar, and then select Preferences.)
Step #4. Next, you have to click on Choose button at the far right.
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Step #5. Now, you need to select the location that you want to set as the Default Download Location.
If you want to choose the download location each time you download, select Always ask me where to save files.
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That’s it!
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Chromebooks are great portable computers, but most lack adequate storage space. If your Chromebook downloads a few large files, you’ve filled up that 16 GB of space. The SD card slot or USB ports give you supplemental storage, but your Chromebook defaults downloads to internal storage. Here’s how to change the default download folder.
Open Advanced Settings on Your Chromebook
The easiest way to access these settings is typing in the Chrome browser chrome://settings. That takes you directly to settings. If you prefer the mouse, click on the hamburger menu in the upper right hand corner of your browser and pick Settings. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings…
Insert Your External Media
You’ll need to do this before you change the download settings. Your Chromebook can write to FAT, exFat and NTFS drives (check here for the full list). Drives formatted for the Mac HFS+ format are read-only on the Chromebook. If you need to reformat the external drive, open up the Files App, right-click on the USB drive, and pick Format device. ChromeOS defaults to FAT32 for formatting. If you aren’t sure of the format, copy a test file from your Downloads folder into the external drive.
Need to back up before formatting? Copy those files to your Dropbox with a handy Chrome ExtensionSet the Download Location
Once your Chromebook mounts the USB drive or SD card, scroll down to the Downloads area in Settings and click Change…
That brings you to a File explorer window and lets you pick the download location. Pick your external media from the side menu and then click Open. ChromeOS doesn’t give you a select option, so this is a bit confusing.
The Chromebook won’t verify if the device is writable from ChromeOS – that’s why you might need to test the external storage beforehand if you aren’t sure of the format. As for the Ask where to save each file before downloading option, I think it’s more efficient to uncheck that setting if you’re downloading a bunch of files.
You can check the box next to the Ask setting if you want to download some files to external media and other files to internal storage. When you’re done, your settings should say > media > removable > and then the name of your drive.
Heed a Few Warnings
If you remove the external media, the ChromeOS won’t default back to the internal Downloads folder. I hope they fix that in a future release, as other operating systems revert to the standard download folder. Since the location is specified by name, if you rename your external media, the ChromeOS won’t recognize the new disk as the download location. Don’t bother trying to make your Dropbox the new Downloads location either. That setting didn’t work.
Another problem I found out the hard way is that the Downloads folder is the default location for Chromebook screenshots. If you try to take a screenshot and the external drive isn’t available, the screenshot fails with the message An error occurred. Failed to save screenshot. The Chromebook doesn’t tell you why, so the error took me way too long to figure out.
Change Download Location Chrome
How do you take a screenshot on a Chromebook?Press ctrl + switch window key (f5) for a current page or ctrl + shift + switch window key (f5) for a partial screenshot.
Remember if you’re in guest mode, your downloads get erased from the internal drive when you log out. Change the Downloads folder as soon as you log in so you won’t forget about your files.
Sure, you can just copy files from the Downloads folder to external storage, but this saves you a few steps if you’re downloading large files or torrenting.
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