How to choose where downloaded files save on mac

Lynne: Post a screen grab to imgr. Or just tell me what steps you are using. Are you following along with the video?

I recently moved my downloads folder to my iCloud Drive because I wanted to be able to access all downloaded files in this folder from different Macs. I had to create another Downloads folder under my user account to get Safari to download files. Any ideas how I can get Safari to recognize the Downloads folder in my iCloud Drive as a valid destination? Just try setting it to that folder you created again. I have set downloads to go to my desktop in Safari Preferences now in Mojave I have to confirm that location each time.

Is there some way to make it automatic? All Rights Reserved. If the download is paused, resume it. Show the downloads list by clicking the Show Downloads button , then click the Resume button for the paused download. Make sure you have the app needed to open the file. If you do, the file may have been corrupted during the download.

Delete it, then try downloading it again. In the Safari app on your Mac, click the Show Downloads button near the top-right corner of the Safari window. Pause a download: Click the Stop button to the right of the filename in the downloads list. To resume, click the Resume button. Find a downloaded item on your Mac: Click the magnifying glass next to the filename in the downloads list.

Clear the downloads list: In the downloads list, click Clear. To remove one item, Control-click it, then choose Remove From List. By default, Safari automatically removes an item after one day.