In some cases, when you download a file, you may see a pop-up dialog box asking if you want to Save the file or Run the file.
If you select the Save option, you can specify where to save the file, including the desktop , Documents folder , or any other location. You can also find your Downloads folder in any File Explorer window. Or, as pictured below, you can click the File Explorer icon on your Taskbar. In your File Explorer window, navigate to your Downloads folder using the shortcut in the left pane or by clicking Downloads under other headings, such as Frequent Folders.
Create a shortcut to your downloads folder to quickly get access to it from the desktop. See: How to create a Windows shortcut. Then, click Downloads in the left pane. You can also access your downloads using the link on the Dock.
In the lower-right corner of the dock, click Downloads. Your most recent downloads spring out of the dock. Android phones and tablets include an app called Files or My Files , depending on the manufacturer. The app displays all files on the device, including those downloaded, listed in chronological order. The Files or My Files app is in the app drawer. Open the app and tap the Downloads option to view downloaded files on your phone or tablet.
If you don't like the default file manager app, another option is to download and install Files by Google , available in the Google Play store. The app helps you organize all files on your Android phone and tablet, and gives you easy access to downloaded files. It includes features for clearing app cache and deleting junk files, which helps to regain storage space on the device.
Tap Downloads or other folders to see your downloaded items on the device. Find the My Files icon on your Android phone and tap to open it. As the Downloads folder may take huge space on your computer or mobile phone, you may try to change the location of the Downloads folder to save the storage space on your computer or phone.
How to do so? Let's see:. Step 2. On the Downloads Properties window, go to the Location tab. Click Move Click Yes to move all downloaded files and folders to the new location of the Downloads folder. Go to Settings on iPhone or iPad, scroll down the list to find Safari. On the new screen, you'll see three download locations: On My iPhone, iCloud, and others To change the Download location, you can switch from iCloud storage to local storage by tapping On My iPhone or Others Step 5.
Tap Done to keep the changes and your Download location has been changed. To save your internal storage on iPhone, it's normally suggested that you use iCloud as the Download location. Click Downloads path and change your default download location to SD card. Many reasons may cause the downloaded items not to show up in your Downloads folder on your computer or mobile phone. Here is a list of all possible causes:.
If you lost files in Downloads folder, move your mouse on "Select Folder" and click "Browse". If the whole Downloads folder is missing, select C: drive the default location of the Downloads folder and click "OK" to scan and find your lost Downloads folder. Click Other…. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens a Finder window. You can also click Ask for each download in this menu to have Safari ask you to select a specific location for each individual download. Click a folder in the Finder to select it as your default download location.
Click Select. When you try to download any thing in search engine browsers, you'll get a new window that asks where the file should be saved according to your direction and suitability. There you can click on the folder that you want to save the file in. If you already have a search engine, look in the setting or options section and it should have a download section. Yes No. Not Helpful 6 Helpful 6. You can extract it by right clicking the zipped file then chose "Extract here" or you can choose to extract it to a different location on your computer.
Not Helpful 2 Helpful 3. Download and install the Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe. This is used to open and manage PDF documents. You will have print options within Acrobat Reader. Not Helpful 4 Helpful 2. It depends on what kind of phone you have. Usually you can just plug your phone into your laptop with a USB cable and a folder will open containing all of the files on your phone. Then you can just drag and drop them to download. You can also email pictures as attachments to your own email address, then open and save the attachments on your laptop.
Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Selecting the Desktop folder as your downloads' default location will ensure that you never have to navigate through your documents to find your downloads. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Changing the download folder will not move previously downloaded files from the previous download folder.
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Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. At work, I use Chrome on one monitor and Firefox on the other, and it has long been an annoyance that I have to go find files and move them to the appropriate spot after they download.
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