Guide: How to Edit the Download Location in Edge Chromium
The new Microsoft Edge Chromium is a drastic improvement over the Edge browser of yesteryear. It seamlessly syncs your data between devices, allows you to install sites like PWAs, supports a huge library of extensions and more. But you have to take matters into your own hands if you want the browser to behave the way you want it to. Take the case with file downloads. By default, Microsoft Edge Chromium stores them in the Downloads folder of your PC or Mac. That makes sense, but it’s not ideal if you do a lot of downloads on a regular basis. The Downloads folder is located in the primary partition and fills it up having a lot of huge files isn’t a good idea if storage space is an issue. Fortunately, it is more than possible to change the default download folder for Microsoft Edge Chromium, to a different location within the primary partition or to a different partition or drive. So let’s take a look at how to do that and then take a look at a few other download-related settings that may interest you.
Change the download location to Microsoft Edge Chromium
Changing the default download location in Microsoft Edge Chromium is incredibly easy. While you can configure the browser to store your downloads in almost any location, it is generally a good idea not to set a folder on a removable drive as the default download location. Unless you don’t intend to delete it while using the browser. Step 1: Open the Edge menu (click the three-dot icon in the top right corner of the screen), then click Settings.
Step 2: Click the Downloads side tab.
Step 3: Click on the button labeled change.
Step 4: Navigate to where you want to move the default download location, then choose a folder. Then click Select Folder (or Select in macOS).
Exit the Edge Settings panel. Microsoft Edge Chromium will now be downloaded to the new location when you start a new download.
Other download related settings
Microsoft Edge Chromium features several other download-related settings, all of which can prove to be incredibly useful at some point. Let’s take a look at them below.
Please ask before downloading
Rather than sticking to one download location, you can instead configure Microsoft Edge Chromium to prompt you for a new location every time you initiate a download. To do this, go to the Downloads screen in the Edge settings (the same screen that allows you to change the default download location). Once there, turn on the toggle next to ‘Ask where to save each file before downloading’.
Next time you start a new download, choose a folder from the File Explorer or Finder window that appears up then click Save. However, Microsoft Edge Chromium always remembers the last chosen download location and refers to it by default. That should help speed things up when saving batches of files to one location.
Download PDF files
Microsoft Edge Chromium has a decent built-in PDF viewer and opens all PDFs in it by default. But if you’d rather download your PDFs, perhaps to open them in a dedicated PDF reader instead, there’s a built-in setting that can help you with that. Step 1: Go to the Edge Settings panel, click Site Permissions and then click PDF Documents.
Step 2: Turn on the switch next to ‘Always open PDF files externally’.
The next time you click a link to a PDF file, you will be prompted for a download file buttonClick on it to download the file locally.
Delete download history
Worried that someone else is snooping around and checking your download history? Why didn’t you know? Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (or Cmd + Shift + Delete on macOS) to up the Clear Browsing Data dialog box. Select Download History, specify a duration and click Clear Now. You can also clear site cookies and the browser cache while you are at it. Or you can set Microsoft Edge Chromium to delete your browsing history every time you close it. Here is how to do that. Step 1: Open the Edge settings panel, click on the Privacy and services side tab, then click on ‘Choose what to clear every time you close the browser’.
Step 2: Turn on the switch next to Download History.
Microsoft Edge Chromium will delete your browsing history when you close all browser windows. Alternatively, you can use InPrivate browser windows to prevent your download history from being recorded at all.
Start downloading
Changing the default download location in Microsoft Edge Chromium is absolutely essential if you want complete control over your file downloads. And the ability to also configure the browser to ask you for a new location every time can also prove to be incredibly useful, although that can be a bit annoying at times. Fortunately, Edge’s download location settings can be easily changed, so it’s not like you’re stuck with the changes you’re making indefinitely. So feel free to experiment as much as you want. The next up: Ever wondered how the new Microsoft Edge Chromium compares to Mozilla Firefox? Find out now.
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