How to set default download location windows 10

How to set default download location windows 10

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How to change Microsoft app store download location in Windows 10? – Software Review RT

Aug 07,  · Setting your default physical location in Windows 10 Open Settings app by pressing Windows Key + I. Select Privacy from the available options. From the left panel of Privacy Settings window, click on the Location tab. Now from the right side pane, scroll down to the ‘ . Feb 14,  · To change the default location for your Windows Downloads folder, you can follow these steps: Open File Explorer (Windows Key+E) - Right-click your Downloads folder and choose Properties. - Under the Location tab, change the directory for the Download folder to the drive you'd like it to reside on. Jul 23,  · The “C” drive is the default installation location destination in Windows. Anything you install there will use up your computer's storage. Windows 10 allows you to install Windows Store apps on an external hard drive, instead, if you'd like to. This wikiHow will teach you how to make the switch.

How to set default download location windows 10

If so you may find all the universal apps and Windows Store downloads are installed to your system drive, the same place your Windows 10 OS was saved. This is the default download location for Windows Store.

You can follow these steps to view hidden files in Windows By default, Windows 10 OS will save all Windows Store apps, games, and media content to this location on your primary hard drive without asking if you want to choose a different drive, storage location or folder.

As a result, you may find your system drive runs out of storage space quickly. Do you want to download and install heavy apps and games to another hard disk which is less crowded on your Windows 10 PC? Fortunately this default download folder for Windows store apps and games can be changed easily in Windows 10 system settings.

Click Windows Start button, choose Settings from the pop-up menu. You can find more storage settings at the how to set default download location windows 10. Go to Save Locationsyou can find options for apps, documents, music, pictures, and videos, how to set default download location windows 10.

Our focus is the apps and games included in this article, but the steps to change the default locations for the other content types are the same. See how to change documents save location in Windows 10 here. Normally it should default to your system drive C, you can change it to D or other hard drive which has enough storage for new apps, games and installations. Note that this change does not affect those existing apps and games on your PC.

It does not automatically move apps or games from old or default Microsoft Store download folder to new location.

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How to set default download location windows 10

Feb 14,  · To change the default location for your Windows Downloads folder, you can follow these steps: Open File Explorer (Windows Key+E) - Right-click your Downloads folder and choose Properties. - Under the Location tab, change the directory for the Download folder to the drive you'd like it to reside on. Jul 23,  · The “C” drive is the default installation location destination in Windows. Anything you install there will use up your computer's storage. Windows 10 allows you to install Windows Store apps on an external hard drive, instead, if you'd like to. This wikiHow will teach you how to make the switch. Jan 16,  · Open Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings. Select Downloads, and then, in the Location area, select Change.