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Hi
I use this feature very heavily for work, it saves a few clicks each time and is very convenient as I download files from a server and save them in specific locations.
The setting I had enabled in the "downloads" settings changed from
"Ask where to save each file before downloading" to "Ask me what to do with each download"
It seems like this removed the handy shortcut I was using since I started using Edge.
Is there a way to re-enable this feature or another way to open each download automatically in a "save as" prompt?
Kind regards
Managing bookmarks, browsing history, and downloads in Edge on Windows 10
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A work around that seems to work for me. An invalid drive letter in the default download path causes Edge to ask for the name and location. A way to achieve this is to SUBST a drive temporarily, set the default location using that temporary drive letter. Then after the setting is saved : SUBST /D
Answer accepted by question author
Yes, there might a big misunderstanding. I know the problem, what the threadstarter means, and I am also looking for a solution. The changes happened since Edge Stable updated from v85 to v86 about 2 days ago. I described it there:
At a command line
C:>SUBST /?
Associates a path with a drive letter.
SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]
SUBST drive1: /D
drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
[drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
a virtual drive.
/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.
Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.
C:>SUBST Z: C:\Users
C:>dir z:
Volume in drive Z is System
Volume Serial Number is 0E16-1100
Directory of Z:\
11/01/2019 11:43 AM <DIR> .
11/01/2019 11:43 AM <DIR> ..
11/01/2019 03:37 PM <DIR> Public
12/17/2020 12:10 PM <DIR> Tom
0 File(s) 0 bytes
4 Dir(s) 251,548,463,104 bytes free
>>>> Configure MS Edge
C:>SUBST Z: /D
C:>dir Z:
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:>
Hi
I use this feature very heavily for work, it saves a few clicks each time and is very convenient as I need to manually download files from a server and save them in specific locations.
The setting I had enabled in the "downloads" settings changed from
"Ask where to save each file before downloading" to "Ask me what to do with each download"
It seems like this removed the handy shortcut I was using since I started using Edge.
Is there a way to re-enable this feature or another way to open each download automatically in a "save as" prompt?
Kind regards
Hey Jan+,
I'm R7anubis, just another user (also an insider) Would be glad to help.
Can you please specify which version of Edge you're using? Is it beta, dev, or canary? Or is it the regular stable edge? If you can go to settings, and then go to 'about Microsoft edge', it'll show you the version. Please attach a screenshot of the same.
The reason I'm asking for this is, I'm using Edge Dev (latest version) I'm not sure, but maybe if you're using stable or beta, you might not have that feature ( they must've removed it because it was unstable or something).
So please provide the screenshot. I'll help you further
Regards,
Your friendly neighborhood Insider.
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Hi Jan,
I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 3 year Windows Insider MVP here to help.
The feature "Ask what to do with the file" is currently in the Dev channel of the Microsoft Edge browser. It would likely be available in the future with a stable release.
As the Dev release is kind of a beta version of the browser, it may have some bugs. If you want to give it a shot, please download it from here: