Chromebooks are great for use on home, in the office and when going out. The Downloads folder on a Chromebook is usually located on the device’s internal storage. So everything you’ve downloaded is permanently deleted when you reset a Chromebook. The Downloads folder on a Chromebook is empty when it’s turned off. The thing is, you always realize it when it’s too late. Because of this, we started setting the default “Downloads” folder for all our ChromeOS OS devices to a different location some time ago. We avoid a lot of headaches because of this. We have mentioned below the steps to change Chromebook Downloads folder to Google Drive.
Steps to Change Chromebook Downloads Folder to Google Drive
Step 1: Go to my drive on Google drive in the left panel and click on Step 2: Create a new folder and give it a convenient name like Chrome Computing🇧🇷 Step 3: On the same screen there will be an option available offline🇧🇷 Click the button next to the option to activate it. The mentioned procedure will allow multiple devices to access the data that will be stored in the cloud. Let’s now change the location of the folder. You must modify the path in Chrome browser settings to achieve this. Step 1: launch the chrome browser🇧🇷 Step 2: Then in the URL bar type chrome://settings and press enter to open the settings page. Step 3: Once on the settings page, navigate to the left side of the page and click on Transfers🇧🇷 Step 4: On the right side you will see the default download location set to My Drive. Step 5: Now, change to the new folder that you created earlier with the name of Chrome Computing🇧🇷
Final Words
We hope you enjoy our article on how to change Chromebook Downloads folder to Google Drive. All your files and media are undoubtedly stored in the cloud if you have a Chromebook. Google’s goal was to get us used to living in the cloud with Chrome OS. The only way to access local storage on Chrome OS is through the Downloads folder in the Files app, which is also where Chrome downloads are stored by default.
