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How to manage my downloads in Google Chrome?

http://www.chromefans.org Aug 14, 2009 20:30 PDT

Posted by Andrew.

Download a file in Google Chrome

When you download a file from a website in Google Chrome, a downloads bar appears at the bottom of the tab where you can monitor the progress of your downloading file. If you're downloading an executable file (such as files with .exe, .dll, or .bat extensions), first accept the download by clicking Save on the downloads bar. This step helps prevent malicious software from automatically downloading to your computer.

To view your downloads history, click Tools menu, then select Downloads, open the Download page (you can also press the hotkey Ctrl + J or type chrome://downloads/ in the address bar), as it is shown in the screenshot:

Screenshot: Chrome Download Page

Screenshot: Google Chrome download Manager page

  • Pause a download

    • Open the Download page, click the Pause link for the download.

  • Cancel a download

    • Open the Download page, select the downloaded file, then click Cancel.

  • Clear download history

    • Open the Download page, click the Clear all link.

Change the default download location for Google Chrome

By default, Google Chrome sets your download location to /Documents and Settings/<user>/My Documents/Downloads. To set a specific location, please follow these steps:

  1. Click Tools menu, then select Options.
  2. Click the Minor Tweaks tab (or Under the Hood if you're using Google Chrome Beta).
  3. Click the Browse button in the Downloads section and choose a download location.
  4. If you'd rather choose a specific location for each download, please check the Ask where to save each file before downloading option.
  5. Click the Close button.

Automatically open downloaded files

If you want files that have the same file type as the one you're downloading to always open after they're done downloading, click the menu arrow next to the file button in the downloads bar, then select Always open files of this type, as it is shown in the screenshot below:

Screenshot: Chrome Download - Automatically open downloaded files

Screenshot: Automatically open downloaded files in Google Chrome

To prevent potentially malicious files from automatically downloading to your computer, this option isn't available for executable file types, such as those with .exe, .dll, or .bat extensions.

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#1  vêtements femmes posted on Oct 14, 2009 02:23 PDT
Thank you for giving us so good

#2  qwerty posted on Mar 14, 2010 08:31 PDT
How do i see my downloads

#3  LEoNIdas posted on May 19, 2010 23:08 PDT
how to change my dowmload setting i dont want google chrome to dowmload any file that i try to download i have free internet download manager to do that for me

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