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Here's a look at how to change the location in Google Chrome, IE, and Firefox. The default download location on most local drives on the main production box.

Change Default Download Location Chrome

Change Downloads Folder in Chrome. Go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Download and browse to the new download location you want. Or you might want to have Chrome ask you every time where to save. Same as Chrome, you can either change the default directory or make Firefox prompt you to select the download folder every time you try to download a file. Click on the OK button to close the.

So far I can get the download settings using $settings.download.default_directory but not sure how to set a different value. I have tried using Set-Content and Set-ItemProperty but no luck (former is giving access denied error when trying to execute this command:

FYI I don't want to use Windows Registry to change the settings.

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You can change the default download folder in Google Chrome from the 'Options' menu found within the browser. Every file that you download through Chrome is automatically saved to one folder on your computer. This functionality makes it possible to quickly locate files that you have downloaded through the browser. However, if you prefer to have your downloaded files save to a different location than the one currently specified in Chrome, you can modify that setting at any time.

Click the 'Customize and Control Google Chrome' icon at the top-right corner of the window, then click 'Options.'

Click 'Under the Hood' at the left side of the window.

Scroll to the 'Downloads' section of the window, then click the 'Change' button to the right of the 'Download Location' field.

Navigate to the folder that you wish to designate as the new 'Downloads' folder, then click it once to highlight it.

Tip

• The default 'Downloads' folder for Google Chrome is the 'Downloads' sub-folder of your profile. You can access this folder by clicking the 'Windows Explorer' icon in the task bar at the bottom of your screen, then clicking 'Downloads' in the column at the left side of the window.

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