The default download location on our Windows systems works well enough nearly of the time without a problem, but what if you want or need to modify the location at the system level? With that in mind, today's SuperUser Q&A post has some helpful advice for a frustrated reader.

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The Question

SuperUser reader Dr. John A Zoidberg wants to know how to change the Windows' default download path:

I would like to go on my bulldoze paths as make clean as possible and C:\Downloads is much nicer than C:\Users\Myname\Downloads. How can I end Windows x from using the user proper name profile location by default?

How do you alter Windows' default download path?

The Reply

SuperUser contributors Techie007 and Charles Burge accept the answer for u.s.. First up, Techie007:

1. Open Windows Explorer

2. Create the folder y'all want to have as your new Downloads folder (i.e. C:\Downloads)

3. Under This PC, right-click Downloads

4. Click Backdrop

5. Select the Location Tab

6. Click Move

7. Select the folder y'all made in Step 2

eight. Once it has finished copying everything to the new folder, click OK to close the Properties Window

Followed past the reply from Charles Burge:

Information technology is non Windows itself that downloads files, only rather its applications similar web browsers or other network clients. If you are specifically talking about downloading files from the Internet, your spider web browser has a setting for the default download location. You can even set it to enquire you lot each time where you want to put a file that you are well-nigh to download.

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