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    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location

    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location

    How to Change Default Download Location in IE9, IE10, and IE11
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    How to Change Default Download Location in IE9, IE10, and IE11


       Information
    This will show you how to change the default download location that IE9, IE10, and IE11 saves to by default to be any folder that you select instead of the default C:\Users\(user-name)\Downloads folder.

       Note
    In Windows 8, the IE10 Windows UI (Metro) version uses the same download location that you set for the IE10 desktop version below.






    OPTION ONE

    Change IE Default "Save" Download Location in Download Manager


    1. Open IE9, IE10, or IE11.
    NOTE: In Windows 8/8.1, you would open the desktop IE version, and not the modern IE version.

    2. Click/tap on the gear icon in the upper right corner, then click/tap on View downloads. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: You could also press CTRL + J instead.
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-step-1.jpg
    3. Click/tap on the Options link. (see screenshot below)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-step2.jpg
    4. Click/tap on the Browse button. (see screenshot below)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-step_3.jpg
    5. Navigate to and select (highlight) the folder that you want IE9 or IE10 to use as the default download location, then click/tap on the Select Folder button. (see screenshot below)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-step_4.jpg
    6. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below step 4)

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



    OPTION TWO

    Change Internet Explorer Default "Save" Download Location in Registry


    1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and press Enter.

    2. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).

    3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-reg-1.jpg
    4. In the right pane of Main, double click/tap on Default Download Directory to modify it. (see screenshot above)

    5. Type in the full path of the folder that you want IE9 or IE10 to save downloads to by default, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot above)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-reg-2.jpg
    6. Close regedit.



    OPTION THREE

    To Manually Select a "Save as" Download Location in Internet Explorer


    NOTE: This option is to Save as a file you want to download to any location no matter what you set the default Save location in Option One above.
    1. After you click/tap on the file's download link in IE9 oe IE10, click/tap on the drop down arrow on the Save button at the bottom of IE9 or IE10, and click/tap on Save as. (see screenshot below)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-save-.jpg
    2. Navigate to where you would like to save the file to, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)
    Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location-save-2.jpg
    That's it,
    Shawn










  1. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #1

    Nice tutorial, it's not that easy to find.
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  2. Posts : 71,960
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Thank you Dave. I agree, it sure was buried just a bit.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    I cannot see the "view downloads" window when i click on it?
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  4. Posts : 463
    Windows 8 CP x64
       #4

    Dave76 said:
    Nice tutorial, it's not that easy to find.

    yup you are right Dave it's not at all easy to find..!!

    thanx for this tut.. Shawn..!!
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  5. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #5

    Doesn't work for me. In IE 9 64 bit nothing happens when I click View Downloads. In IE 9 32 bit IE crashes with a has stopped working prompt. Looks like there is something wrong with my IE 9 install. The download manager works OK so its not a big deal at the moment, I can live without that menu option.
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  6. Posts : 235
    Windows 8.1 Professional x64
       #6

    Nice update fella - I'd rep you, but I need to spread it around some more first.... +1
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  7. Posts : 71,960
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #7

    iskenderc said:
    I cannot see the "view downloads" window when i click on it?
    alphanumeric said:
    Doesn't work for me. In IE 9 64 bit nothing happens when I click View Downloads. In IE 9 32 bit IE crashes with a has stopped working prompt. Looks like there is something wrong with my IE 9 install. The download manager works OK so its not a big deal at the moment, I can live without that menu option.
    This tutorial was tested on both the 32-bit and 64-bit IE9, and it worked on both at least for me. You may have a bad add-on or something that is causing this. As a test, reset IE9 completely to see if it it may work properly afterwards.

    IE9 is still a beta, so there most likely will be some bugs in it still that may have IE9 not work properly on some system setups. Hopefully the next IE9 release will work better for you.
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  8. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #8

    Reseting IE 9 32 bit to defaults didn't help. It actually mad things worse, now it crashes every time I open it. Looks like I'm going back to IE 8.
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  9. Posts : 71,960
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #9

    That's no good. I suppose you could try uninstalling and reinstalling IE9 to see if it may have just been a bad installation.
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