Always ask where to save file download

You may want to change its behavior and make it prompt you for a folder where to save each file you download. Also, devs are about to create a Linux version of the browser. Microsoft is currently using three channels to deliver updates to Edge Insiders.

The Canary channel receives updates daily except Saturday and Sunday , the Dev channel is getting updates weekly, and the Beta channel is updated every 6 weeks. The stable channel is also on its way to users.

You can find the actual Insider Preview versions at the end of this post. The stable version of Microsoft Edge is expected to be released on on January 15, Let's see how to make the Edge Chromium browser to always ask where to save each file before downloading. Hands-on with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Winaero greatly relies on your support. You can help the site keep bringing you interesting and useful content and software by using these options:.

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Follow him on Telegram , Twitter , and YouTube. View all posts by Sergey Tkachenko. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content Advertisement. Contents hide. 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. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community.

Search the community and support articles Favorites, history, and downloads Microsoft Edge Search Community member. 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.

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