When you download a file or image from the internet, it is placed in a specific folder, which differs depending on the browser you use. Considering the three most used browsers to surf the Internet: Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, we see here how to change this folder and choose where to save the files and images by default, to find them immediately and always have them at hand .
For those who use all three browsers or those who separate users, it is worth differentiating the " downloads " folder or including three subfolders, one for IE, one for Firefox and one for Chrome, to store the downloaded files of each browser.
You can also make sure that files of a certain type are saved in a folder different from the others, with some external programs.
By default, almost all web browsers are configured to store downloaded files in the " Downloads " folder, the one found inside the Windows user profile.
If you want to change the path of the download folder, here are the instructions to change the folder in which to save the downloaded files in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome .
1) Change the location of downloads in Internet Explorer
Open Internet Explorer, click on Tools -> View Downloads or open the download manager window by pressing the Ctrl + J keys together.
Press on the Options link at the bottom left and then on Browse to choose a different folder.
Press the OK button to save the changes and now Internet Explorer will save the downloaded files in the desired folder.
2) Change the location of downloads in Mozilla Firefox
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox button -> Options.
In the options window, go to the General tab and where it says " save file in " press the Browse button and choose another folder.
3) With Google Chrome, to change the location of downloaded files :
Click on the control button at the top right, open the settings, scroll down and press on " Show advanced settings "
Scroll down again until you find the Download location section which you can edit by choosing another folder on your computer.
In Google Chrome there is a system of management of downloaded files much more elaborate than you might think.
Another article explains how to manage downloaded files and download options in Chrome.
Finally, to move files according to the type, it is possible to use external programs that I have already talked about, which allow you to move files automatically to different folders based on extension, name or type .
