How do I change and cleanup my default Download location in Windows 10?

Question

I was following this thread: move download folder to other drive in windows 10. I made the mistake it mentions at the very start and created a location named D:\ and my downloads did end up all over the place. Now, in Properties, the location tab isn't available and D:\ cannot be changed to D:\Downloads (or D:\My Downloads). My default Download folder is on the OS (C:) SSD drive and I want to change it to the D:\Downloads on my HDD drive. Is there any way around this?

Answer 1

To change your default download location in Windows 10, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app by clicking on the gear icon in the Start menu or pressing Windows + I.
2. Click on the "System" option.
3. On the left-hand side of the window, click on "Storage."
4. Under "More storage settings," click on "Change where new content is saved."
5. From here, you can choose a new default location for your downloads by using the dropdown menu under "New apps will save to." You can choose any folder or external drive connected to your computer.

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Answer 2

Hi Vanillaman ,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

1

Open File Explorer, then go to your D drive.

Create a new folder on your D drive and name it Downloads.

Move any data that should be in the downloads folder form the D drive into that new Downloads folder

Close File Explorer.

2

Click your Start Button, type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.

Click View and make sure 'Address Bar' is turned on.

Paste this into the Address Bar at the top and hit Enter.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

3

In the right hand pane, if {374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B} exists, double click it, set its Value Data to this and click OK

D:\Downloads

4

In the right hand pane, if {7D83EE9B-2244-4E70-B1F5-5393042AF1E4} exists, double click it, set its Value Data to this and click OK

D:\Downloads

5

Close the Registry Editor, then restart (not shut down) your PC to apply that change

That will have split you Downloads folder for your D drive into that new Downloads folder you created.