Summary
Has it ever happened to you that when trying to download a file, folder or perhaps a program in Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows 10, you didn’t have enough free disk space to do so? Then you need to change download location. You can read this post from MiniTool to do that.
How to Change Download Location on Windows 10?
Now, I will introduce how to change download location step by step.
Step 1: You should search for File Explorer in the Search box and click it to open it.
Tip: If your is File Explorer not responding on Windows 10, read this post — 9 Solutions to File Explorer Not Responding Windows 10.
Step 2: Now you will need to click the Local Disk(C:) icon from the menu that pops up.
Step 4: In the Users folder, you will need to right-click the Downloads folder presented there. Then you should click the Properties option.
Step 5: Then you should navigate to the Location tab presented in the upper side of that window.
Step 6: Now you can see the path where the download items are going. Click the Move… button under the specified path.
Step 7: Then you need to write there yourself the drive where you want your items to be downloaded and also in which folder.
Note: If the folder you have written does not exist after you click the Apply button, you will be asked if you want to create that download folder and you just need to click OK to confirm.
Step 10: Go to your new location where you selected to download your files and check if Windows 10 system has made the Downloads folder there.
Here is all the information on how to change download location Windows 10.
How to Change the Default Save Location Windows 10?
You can also change the default save location Windows 10 from the Settings page.
Is the Settings app not opening in Windows 10? What to do if you can’t access Settings? This post gives you some solutions to fix this issue.
Step 4: Now you need to click the menu next to a data type and pick one of the available locations from the menu that opens. Then you need to click the Apply button and wait for a few seconds until this process comes to an end.
Final Words
To sum up, you can know how to change download location and how to change the default save location Windows 10. If you need to do those things, you can try the solutions above.
Originally published at https://www.minitool.com on November 22, 2019.
