Change Download Location in Chrome

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You're watching VisiHow. In the previous tutorial, we disabled automatic Flash loading on web pages. This is a tutorial on how to change the default download folder in Google Chrome.

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   Make sure Chrome is running

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   Click the hot-dog menu

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   It is in top-right corner of the window. You will find three horizontal bars.

   

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   Then, click "Settings"

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   Once "Settings" loads, scroll to the bottom of the page

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   Click "Show advanced settings..."

   

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   Then, scroll down until you see the "Downloads" options

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   Click the "Change..." button

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   You can change the folder into which Chrome downloads files. A window will pop up.

   

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   You can click the folder to select it

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   You can even add a new folder

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    For this tutorial, let's name the folder "VisiHow demo"

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    Then, click "Create" or press "enter" on your keyboard

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    Then, click "Select"

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    You can also check the option "Ask where to save each file before downloading"

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    If you have this option checked, Chrome won't use the default download location.

    

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    For example, open a page where you can download a file

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    For this tutorial, there is "Creative Commons" account loaded up on Soundcloud. Let's click the tab.

    

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    You can click the icon to download the track

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    A dialogue box will open, offering you to select the download location.

    

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    For now, let's click "Cancel"

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    Click the "Settings" tab again

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    Uncheck "Ask where to save each file before downloading"

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    Come back to the page where you can download files

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    Download a file again

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    It will be downloaded into the default location, which you will have set up as "VisiHow demo".

    

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    Then, click the arrow next to the name of the downloaded file at the bottom of the window

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    Next, click "Show in Folder"

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    Chrome will show you that the file will have been downloaded to the default location labeled "VisiHow demo".

    

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