A Guide to the “Ask Download Path for Each File” Feature on Telegram

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Choose your download path each time you download a file on Telegram
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Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop. Telegram has more than 20 million active users every month. You can use it to send messages, photos, videos and other files like zip, mp3, and doc. If you want Telegram to ask you for a download path for each file you download, this wikiHow will help you turn on that setting.

Things You Should Know

  • Click the ☰ icon within the Telegram app to open a drop-down menu.
  • Select Settings and then select Advanced under the "Chat Settings" heading.
  • Toggle on Ask download path .
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Click the menu in the Telegram app.

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    You can find the triple bar icon on the top-left side of the app, near the search box. When you click on it, a menu panel will appear.
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Open the Settings menu.

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    You'll see the settings tab after doing so.
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Click the "Advanced" option.

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    This displays your advanced Telegram options.
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Toggle the "Ask download path" switch to On.

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    Now when you click the download button on Telegram, the app will ask you to select the download location. Finished!

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      References

      1. https://telegram.org/faq

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