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Not Sure Where Google Chrome Downloads Go On Your Computer? Changing These Settings Can Help

Slashgear 2 days ago

Organize your downloaded Google Chrome files

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Provided that you didn't make any modifications to Google Chrome's download preferences before now, you should be able to find anything you saved still located in Chrome's default download folders. For Windows machines, it'll be in "\Users\\Downloads." Similarly, on a Mac, go to "/Users//Downloads." Finally on a Linux machine, downloads will be in "/home//Downloads."

However, for better control of your computer's file management and organization, you can have the ability to change the folder that the file you're downloading saves to each time. Here's how:

  1. Launch Google Chrome.
  2. Click the three-dots icon in the top-right corner of the page.
  3. Go to Settings.
  4. Select Downloads from the side panel.
  5. Enable the toggle next to "Ask where to save each file before downloading."

When this setting is turned on, downloaded content won't automatically save to Chrome's default downloads folder, instead a window will pop up onscreen every time you download something, and you can choose your preferred destination for the file.

While you're still in the Downloads menu of Chrome's settings, another feature you can switch on is "Show downloads when they're done." If you leave this off, the file's download progress notification immediately disappears once it's fully saved. Turning it on keeps the notification floating in the top-right corner of the page, unless you click elsewhere.

In any case, as long as you know the location of the folder you directed your download to, you should be able to manually get to it.

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