3 'Download' folders - how reduce, how make sure one want

Hi,

I have 3 'Download' folders (folder icon with down blue arrow):
1) my documents library\'Downloads'
2) users\'Downloads'
3) users\Avery\'Downloads'

This seems a little ridiculous, but perhaps there is some rhyme/reason. I would prefer without knowing more info to only have one. More importantly, I want something I download to go where I know it is and can find it. I'm finding different downloads (by some characteristic perhaps) are going to different 'Downloads' folders, making for more trouble and annoyance.

Any ideas? Would love to resolve this. Tried combining and got message that Windows or other applications might not work if I went ahead.

Thanks, Avery

Bigmck -

I have never been asked where to download to. I use Firefox and it's small DL window opens and shows the file downloaded. Where it's been going is part of my original question....

Sounds like Brink's suggestion is a good one and could settle the issue...my only follow-up and do not ask me why because computers do not always shine on me...there were, as I specified, 3 DL folders. Now there are 2!?! The DL in Users is gone, yes Users\Avery is there as is the My Doc Library. One, any thoughts? Two, I would proceed with Brink's directions using users\avery, ignoring the mystery, EXCEPT, some crazy transfer of files locked up all the permissions in a bunch of files..in My Docs. period. But when I went to the Users files most of them were all locked up as well. have reset all permissions,etc. but did that have anything to do with where my Users\DLs folder went to?

I appreciate your help and input. Just think of the much more educated questions I'll be able to pose to the forum in a matter of time

Thanks, Avery

Firefox does whatever you have told it to do with downloads...see the screenshot.