I have been a Mac user for quite some time. There are three web browsers such as Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox which I use the most on my Mac. While Safari is easily the top-notch choice for me, Chrome and Firefox are highly impressive as well.
By default, Safari's download manager saves files in the 'Downloads' folder of on your Mac, but you can easily customize the storage location by following these steps. Launch Safari browser on. Jun 23, 2020 How to Change Download Location in Chrome on Mac. Launch Chrome on your Mac. Next up, you have to click on Menu icon from the top right corner.
I download a number of files regularly. By default, all the downloaded files are saved in the Download folders. But, what if you want to save any file to a specific location? You can easily change the download location on Mac.
We have already made a post on how to change Safari’s download location on Mac. And now, we are all set to walk you through the steps to change the download location in Chrome and Firefox. Let’s sail through!
How to Change Download Location in Chrome on Mac
Step #1. Launch Chrome on your Mac.
Step #2. Next up, you have to click on Menu icon from the top right corner.
Step #3. Click on Settings.
Step #4. Click on Show advanced settings and then scroll down to the “Downloads” section.
Step #5. Click on Change and select where you would want your downloaded files to be saved.
If want to choose a particular location for each download, you need to select the “Ask where to save each file before downloading” checkbox.
How to Change Download Folder in Mozilla Firefox on Mac
Step #1. Open Firefox on your Mac.
Step #2. Click on the menu icon from the top right corner.
Step #3. Select Preferences. (Alternately, you can also click on the Firefox menu at the top Mac bar, and then select Preferences.)
Step #4. Next, you have to click on Choose button at the far right.
Step #5. Now, you need to select the location that you want to set as the Default Download Location.
If you want to choose the download location each time you download, select Always ask me where to save files.
That’s it!
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As you must have figured out, the files that you download using the Safari browser on your Mac are by default downloaded to the Downloads Folder on your Mac. However, you can easily change the Safari File Download Location to Desktop, iCloud Drive or any other location on your Mac.
Change Safari File Download Location on Mac
There are Mac users who are happy with the way things function and know for sure that all downloaded files, Music, Photos and Videos will be available in the Downloads Folder on their Mac.
However, there are others who want an immediate access to downloaded files right on the desktop or in a separate folder on desktop. There are also users who would rather have all the downloads offloaded to iCloud Drive, instead of taking up storage space on their Macs.
Whatever maybe the case, changing the location where the Safari browser keeps downloaded files is easy.
Change Safari File Download Location to Desktop
Follow the steps below to change the Safari File Download Location to Desktop on your Mac
1. Open the Safari browser on your Mac.
2. Next, click on the Safari tab in the Top Menu bar of your Mac and then click on Preferences option in the drop-down menu (See image below)
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3. On the next screen, make sure that you are on the General tab and click on the down arrow next to “File Download” Location and then click on the Other option.
4. On the Next screen, you can choose your desired Safari File Download Location. You can click on Desktop or Click on a Folder on the Desktop of your Mac as the New File Download Location for Safari Browser.
The next time you download any file, images or songs to your Mac, they will be downloaded to Desktop or any other location that you had specified in step 4 above.
As you can see from above steps, the Safari browser on your Mac can also be configured to store all downloaded files to the iCloud Drive. This option is really convenient in case you do not want large file downloads to occupy the SSD storage of your Mac.