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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.
Tbh, just do this and we'll be happy!
Run = Open
there doesn't need to be 2 buttons that do exactly the same thing.
But, show "Run" when the file being downloaded is a .exe, and show "Open" for all other file types.
I agree
HotCakeX, I too would be happy if it worked as shown in your picture from Classic Edge. That's already just about perfect for me.
I do appreciate that some users would really benefit from the click-savings of the Chromium Edge for users who don't want that. Another option could be to add a checkbox "do this for all file downloads in this window" (or "...in this session").
But if I had to choose between saving the click or getting the flexibility, I would MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE prefer the flexible way it works in classic Edge over the new Chromium method, and specifically the Run/Open option being the most important distinction.
- I agree with you too!
HotCakeX To save 3 photos into the Pictures folder instead of the normal Downloads folder...
With classic Edge: total 12 clicks + additional folder navigation
Click link, click up arrow, click Save As, navigate to Pictures folder, click Save, then wait for download.
Repeat 3xWith proposed Move Downloads button: total 5 clicks + additional folder navigation
Click link, Repeat 3x
While downloads are still working or after completed, click Move Downloads, navigate to Pictures folder, click SaveFor 10 photos,
40 clicks + additional navigation
vs
12 clicks + additional navigationIf your thought is now to save everything in Downloads and then move it, Chromium auto-download like Edge Dev has now still cuts the number of clicks in half, because you don't have to pick Save.
Edit: number of clicks above does not include folder navigation clicks, since that is variable depending on where you want to save and whether you saved there recently
- There is no need to choose folder every time.
you shouldn't count the navigation, that's all wrong.
even if you wanna count navigation clicks, I suggested this to fix that
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Discussions/Let-us-Choose-Download-Location-For-each-File-Type-separately-in/m-p/919520- I didn't count folder navigation in number of clicks.
