{"id":433680,"date":"2022-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-do-you-change-windows-default-download-path\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:00:00","slug":"how-do-you-change-windows-default-download-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-do-you-change-windows-default-download-path\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Do You Change Windows\u2019 Default Download Path?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1b23e7b81\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a1b23e7b81\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-do-you-change-windows-default-download-path\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Do_You_Change_Windows_Default_Download_Path%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Do You Change Windows\u2019 Default Download Path?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Do_You_Change_Windows_Default_Download_Path%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Do You Change Windows\u2019 Default Download Path?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-771543\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/win11_downloads_folder_hero.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/win11_downloads_folder_hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/win11_downloads_folder_hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The default <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> location on our Windows systems works well enough most of the time without a problem, but what if you want or need to change the location at the system level?<\/p>\n<p>Normally your Downloads folder is on the C: drive, within your user folder. If you have a massive boot drive or regularly clean up old, unused downloads, it is probably perfectly fine there. If you hang on to everything you download, or just hate that file path, you might want to move your downloads folder to a different location.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The screenshots here show Windows 11, but this same process works on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and even Windows Vista.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>First, create the folder that will become the new Downloads folder. Open up File Explorer and navigate to the location where you\u2019d like it to be. Then, right-click empty space, mouse over \u201cNew,\u201d and select \u201cFolder.\u201d You can name the folder anything you\u2019d like, but you will probably want to name it something logical, like \u201cDownloads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, take a look at the left-hand side of File Explorer and locate the \u201cDownloads\u201d folder. Right-click it and hit \u201cProperties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-797855\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2022-04-13_18h49_30.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Right-click &quot;Downloads,&quot; then click &quot;Properties.&quot;\" width=\"477\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select the \u201cLocation\u201d tab, and then click \u201cMove.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-797856\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/click-location-tab-then-hit-move.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select the &quot;Location&quot; tab, and then click &quot;Move.&quot;\" width=\"358\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the folder you want, click it, and then hit \u201cSelect Folder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-797858\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2022-04-13_18h50_48.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click the new download folder, and click &quot;Select.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"435\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The selection window will close, and you\u2019ll be back at the Downloads Properties window. Click \u201cApply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have files in your current Downloads folder, you\u2019ll get a prompt asking if you\u2019d like to move all of the files from the old location to the new one. Whether or not you do this is purely up to you and what you want.\u00a0If you aren\u2019t sure, \u201cYes\u201d is probably your best bet.<\/p>\n<p>Download folders can be tens or even hundreds of gigabytes in size, so you should expect the transfer to take a while. Just be patient. When it is done, click \u201cOK,\u201d and then click the \u201cX\u201d in the top right of the Downloads Properties window.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_tip\"><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Many Windows applications, including popular web browsers like Google Chrome, use your system\u2019s Downloads folder by default. However, it is also often possible to change your Downloads folder in individual applications. If an individual application doesn\u2019t save files to this folder after you move it, look in that application\u2019s settings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s it \u2014 you\u2019re done. If you find yourself constantly running out of space because of a ballooning downloads folder, you might consider moving old downloads to an external hard drive. 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