Google Chrome: Change the Default Download Location
Contributed by Rob Rogers 
Tagged: Google If you want to change where Chrome deposits downloaded files on your computer, you can change the default location or even have Chrome ask you where to save each file before it is downloaded.
1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click the wrench icon in the upper-right corner of the toolbar and select Options.
3. Go to the Under the Hood tab. In the Download location section, click the Browse button and locate the desired download directory. If you want to have more control over where each file is downloaded to, check the Ask where to save each file before downloading checkbox.
4. Click the Close button.
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kyrie44 said on January 10, 2009
Is there anyway to save specific types of files to specific places?
IE:
save pictures to pictures folder
save videos to videos folder
etc…
Anonymous said on October 3, 2009
You can choose a different default download location or select a specific location for each download. Follow these steps:
Click the wrench menu .
Select Options.
Click the Under the Hood tab.
To change the default download location, click Browse in the Downloads section and select where you’d like your files to be saved.
If you’d rather choose a specific location for each download, select the ‘Ask where to save each file before downloading’ checkbox.
Click Close .
Anonymous said on December 4, 2009
I am running Chrome 3.0 and this option has been moved to the ‘Advanced’ tab (under ‘Options’. There you have to scroll down a bit.
Anonymous said on December 9, 2009
I have the lastest chrome version and didnt see “minor tweeks” tab … and i searched everywhere in the option panel and have nothing related to download folder.
Anonymous said on December 9, 2009
Chrome keep crashing in my website http://arab-jokes.net and it seems as if it want to download something and then crash…. its a joke in my jokes website!
I dont use anything upnormal and dont have viruses…
jeffrey said on January 6, 2010
Hi in my google crome step 3 dose not say MINOR TWEAKS. It is as follows
(BASICS THEN PERSONAL STUFF AND UNDER THE HOOD) You go to UNDER THE HOOD and click on It and scroll down and you will find DOWNLOAD LOCATION.Hope this helps. Jeff
Anonymous said on April 22, 2010
I.
Valentina said on May 7, 2010
I really didn’t see you can scrol down in UNDER THE HOOD, thanks for mentioning, i must be tired .
Anonymous said on May 18, 2010
whew! thank valentina… I was about to remove Google Chrome from my computer…
Valentina said on May 18, 2010
thank jeffrey, he said it first, i just repeated :D:D:D i’m having trouble with the shockwave player crashing all the time, or asking for my permision to crash .
Anonymous said on May 19, 2010
It’s probably a browser corruption issue. Which antivirus do you use?
galdarn said on May 27, 2010
There is no Minor Tweaks tab.
Win7 business 64 bit.
Downloads is not listed on the “Under the Hood ” tab either.
massalha's little helper said on May 29, 2010
Go to “Under The Hood” and it’s under the Downloads section.
Bob said on June 3, 2010
There is no Downloads section under Options in my version of Chrome (5.0.375.55)
Any other ideas where I can change default download location? Thanks.
GAME V said on June 5, 2010
goto options >under the bonnet>click the scroll bar >change the location,,simple as that
Cris said on June 8, 2010
My chrome (new one; just installed 2 minutes ago; it’s June 8, 2010, 3:30 PM) does not have MINOR TWEAKS tab. Instead, it has the “Personal Stuff” tab. And no where in any of the OPTIONS tabs is there a selection for changing the DOWNLOAD LOCATION. I need help. How do I specify download location with Chrome and why is my version of chrome different than this?
Maninthebox said on June 10, 2010
Go to “Under the Hood” you would find the download location box there :)
Tamilisa said on June 18, 2010
I do not have the “Minor Tweaks” tab. Then what?
Poopface said on June 20, 2010
why do you guys keep asking the same question when it’s been answered multiple times in the same thread? Jesus
Lover_mustang45 said on June 21, 2010
thxxx it workd :)
kk said on June 28, 2010
Thank you! Feel dumb that I didn’t see scroll bar, but looked for it for 2 weeks….
rinehapa said on July 2, 2010
Wow. Totally missed it myself. Must be the color theme or the fact that the other tabs don’t have scroll bars that makes us overlook the scroll bar. Thank you for your comment or I wouldn’t have found the scroll bar in the “Under the Hood” tab myself.
Axn_5 said on July 8, 2010
v. good tutorial only one go and issue resolved
Gcmnepal said on July 15, 2010
Thanks. I went through the same problem. Indeed I also missed the scroll down and was very frustrated until I read your comment. Thanks
Johnboyde33 said on July 18, 2010
theres a scroll bar off to the right just go to under the hood and scroll down
Liz Q said on July 22, 2010
Heya, that option doesnt exist on my chrome – latest version on linux
Liz Q said on July 22, 2010
I take that back, turns out it can scroll and i hadnt noticed :D
parodypertiki said on July 25, 2010
omg, i looked the advanced option button for ages. and didnt see the scroll bar. i must be blind.
Michaelxng said on August 4, 2010
New chrome 5 doesn’t have the download destination option, instead it is in Usernamedownload. Can’t customize. Google staffs, you should let us organize our own folder instead of forcing us accept your choice!!!!
Shereeda said on August 6, 2010
LMAO!!! i missed it completely toooo
*slaps forehead*
Shereeda said on August 6, 2010
u have to use the scroll bar in the Under the Hood section.. i totally missed the bar toooo
Yudha Erlangga S. said on August 19, 2010
Help me a lot! :D
esclave said on August 23, 2010
lol I totally missed it too D:
Asdqwe said on August 29, 2010
this doesn’t work any more settings have been changed…
Dylan said on August 30, 2010
It doesn’t appear till you click on the tab contents, that is not be best design practice for something like this. It took me forever to figure it out too,
Frank said on September 15, 2010
This is missing in version 6.
Frank said on September 15, 2010
My error, didn’t see it was in a scrollbox. I M N IDIOT.
Kidjef said on October 6, 2010
missed the scroll bar too! thanks!!!
elfsun said on November 8, 2010
I’ve tried Google Chrome four times and am ready to remove it again. It crashes and simply isn’t stable enough for me. I’ll stick with Avant and IE8.
Jaberber said on November 19, 2010
thanks great help
64541q4064 said on December 3, 2010
see a scroll bar a the right side? scroll down and you can file it.
Pedro said on December 16, 2010
outdated?
Friendship4u Piyusha said on December 21, 2010
Check out following link…
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95574
Craig Kendall said on January 26, 2011
This is poor UI on Chrome’s part. I had looked at the Options > Under the Hood page, but didn’t notice it was a page that scrolled… thanks for the tip, I scrolled, I conquered!
Jawwadmehdi said on March 19, 2011
chrome://settings/browser If u don’t have the option,so u can direct click on this link