Now in public preview: Custom download location for files in Teams

Description

Currently all file downloads from Teams go to the “Downloads” folder and there is no mechanism to change it. With this new feature users will be able to choose their preferred download location for downloading files in Teams or specify a download location for each download. To enable this there is a new setting introduced under “Files” settings which would allow the users to change the default download location to their preferred download location.

Note: These settings will only apply to the files downloaded post the setting is done and will not impact any files downloaded in the past.

How to enable

The new settings are under Files (Settings -> Files) which by default will be selected as “Downloads” folder (Mac/Windows). User can change this to any preferred location. Additionally, there is a toggle, which if enabled will prompt user to select location for each download.

1. Click on ‘Settings –

2. Inside settings select ‘Files’ to see the 2 settings to define the download location

Supported clients and platforms

How does this feature impact the existing experience?

NA

Known issues

NA

Known limitations

These settings are not applicable for Teams Web (i.e. Teams accessed via a web browser).

Enable your Teams client for the public preview 

1. First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.  
2. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. 

Send us your feedback 

Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback.  This is on the bottom left of the your client.

Thank you,

Preview Team, Soumitra Paul 

Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams