2 Simple Ways to Change Google Chrome Downloads Settings

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Did you know you can customize Google Chrome's automatic downloads setting? You can also change where downloaded files save to your computer. Here's how to change Google Chrome's download settings on your computer.

Quick Steps

  1. Click â‹® in the top-right corner.
  2. Click Settings .
  3. Click Privacy and security .
  4. Click Site settings .
  5. Click Additional permissions .
  6. Click Automatic downloads and select a new setting.
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

Changing Default Download Permissions

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    This is in the right panel, towards the bottom of the page.
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    You can find this underneath the Permissions header, below Embedded content .
    • The menu will expand.
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    By default, you will have Sites can ask to automatically download multiple files . This option can save you time by allowing websites to download related files in one go. [1]
    • To change this, select Don't allow sites to automatically download multiple files .
    • To stop specific sites from automatically downloading multiple files, click Add next to this option and enter the website URL .
    • To allow specific sites to automatically download multiple files, click Add next to this option and enter the website URL.
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Changing Download Locations

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    Use the pop-up window to find a new location . Click Select Folder when you're finished.
    • If you want to specify a new save location for each download, toggle on Ask where to save each file before downloading .
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    Hold down the Ctrl key and either scroll the mouse forwards which equals + zoom, or backwards which equals - zoom. You can also press the + or - key while holding the Ctrl key to change the zoom.
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    You can't save downloads to another file than the file you're trying to download. If the file is PNG, BMP, etc., you can change it. All you need to do is open the file in a photo editor, and save it as another type of file.
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