In 2023, the 500GB SSD disk is partitioned for different reasons.
One for photos, another for videos and one mainly for OS.
Let it be Windows, Chrome, Edge, Firefox.
When you download something from the Internet, there are some default download locations.
These are set by Windows 11 or 10, when you install it.
But the C drive is for the OS.
But if it gets corrupted, you give a shot to format the system.
This deletes all the files on that partition.
Then your downloads are also gone.
What is the default download location in Windows 11?
The Downloads folder is the default download location for all the 3 main browsers.
Why to Change Default Download Location in Windows 11?
If you are using Windows 11, you might want to change the default download location for your files.
The default download location in Windows 11 is usually the Downloads folder in your user profile.
How to Change Default Download Location in Windows 11?
Your new Download location is set.
Note: But there is a twist.
Your new download location will still be Downloads.
But when you see in the properties window, the folder name will be what you have given.
To check my idea, I restarted my Windows 11 computer.
How to Change Default Download Location in Microsoft Edge?
To my expectation, the location also changed in both the browsers.
So it should change in Firefox.
You could see the actual folder name in both Edge and Chrome.
I tried to save a page from the Internet, and it saved to the Downloads location.
Now the default download location of Windows 11 and Edge are different.
How to Change Default Download Location in Chrome?
Your chrome download location has changed to a new path.
This way you’re able to have different download locations for Windows 11, Edge, Chrome.
How to Restore Default Windows 11 Downloads location?
In some cases, you want to go back to the default download location in Windows 11.
You should get back the original location of Downloads.
How to Change Default File Location in Windows 11?
In some cases, you want to change the Pictures, Documents, Apps etc kind of default locations.
Now you are good to go.
You have successfully changed the default download location in Windows 11.
Now, all your downloads will be saved in the new folder that you have chosen.
you’re able to also change this setting anytime you want by following the same steps.
