Windows 10 change path to downloads

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Step 2 Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and click on the "Properties" option. Step 3 "Downloads Properties" window will appear on the screen and click on the "Location" tab. Step 4 Now, click on the "Move" button to change the default download location and click on the "Apply" button to proceed.

Step 5 Click on the "Yes" button, to move all the files and folders to the New location from the Old location. Method 2: Using Web Browser Using Web browsers, the user can also change the default download location. Step 2 In the top-right corner, click on the "Settings and more" option.

Then, click on the "Settings" option. Step 3 Under the Advanced settings, click on the "View advanced settings". Step 4 Under the "Downloads" option, click on the "Change" location to change the default download location.

Method 3: Using Registry Editor Using the Registry Editor, the user can easily change the default location of the download folder. Step 2 Type "regedit. If the download location has never been changed, Downloads is displayed in the Location column referring to the downloads folder of the user profile mentioned above. A click on Options in the lower left corner of the screen opens another window with options to change that downloads folder to another path.

The default download location is displayed here as well as an option to browse the hard drive for a new location. A click on Browse opens a folder browser to make a new folder the default download folder of the Internet Explorer 9 browser.

There is unfortunately no option available to edit the download folder manually, either by clicking into the field or by pasting a path into it directly. The only other option available in download options is to disable notifications when downloads complete.