Windows 7 - Internet Explorer 9 - Change Default Download Location

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This will show you how to change the default download location that Internet Explorer 9 saves to by default to be any folder that you select instead of the default C:\Users\(user-name)\Downloads folder.

1. Open Internet Explorer 9.

2. Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner, then click on View downloads. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You could also press CTRL + J instead.

3. Click on the Options link. (see screenshot below)

4. Click on the Browse button. (see screenshot below)

5. Navigate to and select (highlight) the folder that you want IE9 to use as the default download location, then click on the Select Folder button. (see screenshot below)

6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below step 4)

7. Click on Close. (see screenshot below step 3)

1. Open the Start Menu, type regedit in the search box, and press Enter.

2. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

3. In the right pane of Main, right click on Default Download Directory and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

4. Type in the full path of the folder that you want IE9 to save downloads to by default, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)

5. Close regedit.

1. After you click on the file's download link in IE9, click on the drop down arrow on the Save button at the bottom of IE9, and click on Save as. (see screenshot below)

2. Navigate to where you would like to save the file to, and click on Save. (see screenshot below)