Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨‍💻? Find out how to check here.

Forum Discussion

jlove's avatar
jlove
New member | Level 2
10 years ago
Solved

Specify download location

I want to be able to specify the destination when downloading via the web to a PC that does not have Dropbox installed.  Dropbox seems to default to the Windows default download folder, and I cannot ...
desktop
Download
Web
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 years ago
    That's a function of the browser that you're using, and not Dropbox. Look in settings/preferences/options for whatever browser you're using.
hellofisch's avatar
hellofisch
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

I'm missing this too, and course Dropbox CAN offer this functionality. There are plenty of other websites which promt the browser to open a "Save as" window rather than just downloading to the default download folder

JamesVibe's avatar
JamesVibe
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Hi -its 2020 now - wondering if this has changed for dropbox yet.  Does not appear so.  

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    6 years ago
    JamesVibe wrote:

    Hi -its 2020 now - wondering if this has changed for dropbox yet.  Does not appear so.  

    As stated previously in this tread... Dropbox doesn't (and can't) control this. It's a function controlled by your web browser.

    • JamesVibe's avatar
      JamesVibe
      Helpful | Level 5
      6 years ago

      Ok got it. I use chrome and when I go to preferences I get to check “ask me” where to download. That works for all downloads now

About View, download, and export

Node avatar for View, download, and export
Need support with viewing, downloading, and exporting files and folders from your Dropbox account? Find help from the Dropbox Community.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!