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MicrosoftProvide 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.
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.
