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Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files - Discussion
Hello everyone,
Thanks so much for all the feedback provided regarding Open/SaveAs. We are now introducing an option for users using Edge version 87.0.629.0 and above to choose, for each download, whether they want to Open, Save As, Save, or Cancel a download. To enable this option, navigate to edge://settings/downloads and enable, "Ask me what to do with each download." Once you download a file after enabling that setting, you will have the option to Open, Save As, Save, or Cancel it. If you choose to open it directly, it will be downloaded to a temporary folder.
Additionally, we have exposed an option to directly delete downloaded files from your computer, in the browser so that you can easily clean up after downloading your files without leaving the browser.
To learn more about these features, please check out our post.
The save or open dialog used in Legacy Edge & IE is perfectly fine and should be ported to Edge.
Another issue I have with the current experience is the standard chromium bottom downloads bar. I'd much rather have the Shelf UI from Legacy Edge that combines history, bookmarks & downloads. If not the whole shelf experience then for downloads there should be something mimicking the Legace Edge sidebar or at least do it the Firefox way as a drop down menu.