{"id":62244,"date":"2020-05-08T03:29:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T03:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=62244"},"modified":"2025-04-30T06:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:21:20","slug":"easily-change-the-default-download-location-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/easily-change-the-default-download-location-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Easily Change the Default Download Location in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Windows computer, the default download location is set in Windows system drive (C drive), where many web browsers store downloading files there by default. Is it possible to <strong>change the default download location in Windows 10<\/strong>? And how to can we do it? You can get three ways to change where downloads go in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">Way 1: Change Location of Downloads Folder in Windows Downloads Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">Way 2: Change Where Downloads Go in Storage Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way3\">Way 3: Change Default Download Path via iSunshare System Genius<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-download-location-of-windows-10.png\" alt=\"change default download location of Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-download-location-of-windows-10.png 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-download-location-of-windows-10-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way1\">Way 1: Change Location of Downloads Folder in Windows Downloads Settings<\/h2>\n<p>It is the most direct way to change the location of the Downloads folder. Everyone can finish it in minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Make a new download folder at the destination location, such as D drive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Open This PC and right-click Downloads folder to select the Properties option. If you don\u2019t see Downloads folder in This PC, double click Folders and you can see it on the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-properties-of-download-folder.png\" alt=\"properties of downloads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-properties-of-download-folder.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-properties-of-download-folder-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Hit the Location tap and then click the Move\u2026 button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-button-in-location-tab-window.png\" alt=\"click move button in location tap\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-button-in-location-tab-window.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-button-in-location-tab-window-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> After that, you are able to select a destination for the download files. You can head to the new download folder you created in step 1 and click Select Folder to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-folder-as-downloads-destination.png\" alt=\"select-new-download-destination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-folder-as-downloads-destination.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-folder-as-downloads-destination-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Click the Apply button to apply the change. Afterward, you will get a prompt that asks to move all of the files from the old location to the new location. It is highly recommended to choose the Yes button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"336\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/apply-the-change-and-move-all-files-2.png\" alt=\"apply the change and move all files\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/apply-the-change-and-move-all-files-2.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/apply-the-change-and-move-all-files-2-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, all contents of the previous download folder have been moved from C drive to the new location. And in the future, the files downloaded from the Internet will also be kept in this location.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way2\">Way 2: Change Where Downloads Go in Storage Settings<\/h2>\n<p>The storage settings can help you to change the default save location for various file types in Windows 10. You can set the new download location for new apps, new documents and new images, and so on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Access Settings &gt; System&gt; Storage in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> In the Storage windows, select Change where new content is saved in More Storage Settings filed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-change-where-new-content-is-saved.png\" alt=\"click Change where new content is saved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-change-where-new-content-is-saved.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-change-where-new-content-is-saved-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Set the default location for various files (new apps, new documents, new music and etc.) It is better not to define the location in local disk C.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-location-for-various-files.png\" alt=\"change default location for various files\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-location-for-various-files.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/change-default-location-for-various-files-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way3\">Way 3: Change Default Download Path via iSunshare System Genius<\/h2>\n<p>There is a good alternative for you to change all browser default download path and move all files\u2014use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/system-genius\/\">iSunshare System Genius<\/a> to finish the changes. iSunshare System Genius is the Windows optimization tool that helps you to maintain smooth performance in Windows. You can change the default download path within simple clicks in minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Launch the software and select the System Disk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click the Downloads Transfer tab and then select the new download folder on another drive as the target location.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-download-path-in-system-genius.png\" alt=\"select new download path \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-download-path-in-system-genius.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/select-new-download-path-in-system-genius-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> After that, select the files that you want to move to the new locations. And if you do not make a choice, all contents will be selected by default. Finally, you can click the Move button to perform the change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-to-transfer-downloads.png\" alt=\"click Move button to do download transfer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-to-transfer-downloads.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/click-move-to-transfer-downloads-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, you will get the migration completed message. And you can close the software. This change will come into effect in the next time when you open the computer.\u00a0 Henceforth, all downloaded files will be saved in the new location.<\/p>\n<p>And here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CgZtIMH0FxU\">step-by-step video guide<\/a> about how to change download folder in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/internet\/how-to-find-downloaded-files-of-chrome-firefox-edge-or-ie.html\">How to Find Downloaded Files of Chrome Firefox Edge or IE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/3-ways-to-view-downloads-in-windows-10-ie.html\">3 Ways to View Downloads in Windows 10 IE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/check-downloads-in-microsoft-edge.html\">How to Check Downloads in Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/download-files-from-onedrive-to-computer\/\">How to Download Files from OneDrive to Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Windows computer, the default download location is set in Windows system drive (C drive), where many web&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer","category-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62244"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126805,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62244\/revisions\/126805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}