While this is a nifty feature but it can get cumbersome to have to choose a download location for each and every download you do.

If you’re feeling really fancy, you could instead change that toggle shown in my second screenshot above to “Ask for each download,” which will mean that you can file away everything you download exactly where you want it to go, every time. Clicking “Other” will bring you to the familiar macOS open/save dialog box, from which you can select any folder you want to use.

Open the Safari app and click on the Safari drop-down menu at the top left.Change the Default Download Location in Safari Luckily, the process of changing the default download directory pretty similar in the three main Mac browsers. So for today’s article, let’s go over how to change the default download folder on the Mac! As long as your Mac is connected to the internet, files in this folder will automatically sync to your Dropbox account in the cloud. So if you’re the same way, it’s good to know that you can change where Safari, Firefox, and Chrome automatically put their downloads. Step 1: Import TS videos from computer, cloud storage or URL.