Change Download Location in Windows 8, Windows 10 [How to]

Has it ever happened to you that when trying to download a file, folder or perhaps a program in Windows 8 or Windows 10 you didn’t had enough free disk space to do so ?Well this is mainly because in Windows 8 and Windows 10 like any other Microsoft operating system has the default download location folder in your “C:/” drive where you also have your operating system thus most probably you won’t have that much space available.

We will learn in the tutorial below how easy it is to change the download location in Windows 8 or Windows 10 in only five minutes of your time. Also you can change the download location folder even when the message in Windows 8 or Windows 10 pops up saying that you don’t have enough free disk space on the partition. So without wasting any more time let’s begin the tutorial below and have our new directory for our downloaded items.

Tutorial for changing the download location in Windows 8 and Windows 10

1. After you power up the Windows 8 or Windows 10 PC you will have to left click on the desktop icon you will have in the start screen.
2. Now after you get to your desktop feature right click on the “Windows Explorer” icon presented in the lower left side of the screen.
3. Now from the menu that pops up you will need to left click on the “Desktop” icon.
   Note: You can also access the “Desktop” by double clicking (left clicking) on “My Computer” and after the window with “My Computer” is opened you can left click on the “Desktop” icon in the left side of the screen.
4. Now after you selected the “Desktop” some icons will be shown in the right side of the window and you will need to double click (left click) on the folder with the name of your account.
5. Now in the folder you opened that had your account name you will have to right click on “Downloads” folder presented there.
6. After you right clicked the “Downloads” folder you will need to left click on “Properties”.
7. Now that the “Properties” window is opened you will need to left click on the “Location” tab presented in the upper side of that window.
8. Now that you have selected the “Location” tab you can see the path where the download items are going .
9. Left click on the “Move…” button you have under the specified path.
10. Now after you left clicked on “Move…” you will have to write there yourself the drive where you want your items to be downloaded and also in which folder.
    Note: If the folder you have written does not exist after you left click on the “Apply” button situated in the lower right side of the screen you will be asked if you want to create that download folder and you will left click on “OK” to confirm.
11. Another “Move folder” window will appear which it will show you the old and the new location where you will have to left click on the “Yes” button situated in the lower right side of the screen.
12. Now you will have to left click on the “OK” button in the “Download Properties” window.
13. Go to your new location where you selected to download your files and check if Windows 8 or Windows 10 system has made a “Downloads” folder there.
    Note: reboot the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device if it hasn’t created the “Downloads” folder to the new directory and check again after power up.

So now you can go and download your files or programs in Windows 8 or Windows 10 without having to worry about the download location. Please write us below for any thoughts on this article and what we can do to help you further in your Windows 8, 10 usages.

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