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Re: Announcing the Open/Save as/Save and Delete prompts for downloads!
i-am-kent It's great to see options being provided that fit with other workflows and I've really enjoyed watching Edge go from strength to strength. Unfortunately, this change is one that negatively impacts my own workflow which I have been used to using for decades now across different browsers. And from comments it seems many others feel the same way too. The new method requires more mouse movement and extra clicks which slows things down making me feel less effective in Edge. Allow me to explain my expected Save As behaviour as was previously in Edge (and is currently in most other browsers) if I have set it to ask me each time I download. For reference, I always download to subdirectories within my default Downloads folder - sometimes a newly created one and sometimes to one already existing. Previous Workflow (and current in other browsers) I would (for example) open a page on GOG.com under my account and download multiple files associated with the same game required to install it on my PC. Click the link of the first file -> a Save As window will popup -> I create a new directory under my default Downloads directory named the same as the game -> hit Enter with my left hand for the download to begin. Move the mouse only a small distance down to the next link in the list -> click the link of the second file -> a Save As window will popup already pointing to the newly created game directory -> immediately hit Enter (as my left hand is still on the key from the previously download). Repeat until all files are downloaded. The new workflow Open a page at (for example) GOG.com of a game I own with multiple files I need to download before installing. Click the link of the first file -> move my mouse to the bottom of the screen. Click Save As -> wait for a Save As window to popup -> create a new directory named the same as the game -> hit Enter Move my mouse back up the screen -> click the link of the second file -> move my mouse to the bottom of the screen. Click Save As -> a Save As window will popup -> hit Enter Repeat with much more mouse movement and clicks when previously it was a very quick process It would be amazing to have the ability to choose between the old way of the Save As popup appearing as the first step or the new Save As with the options on the bar at the bottom of the screen. I feel giving the option would allow the majority of users to really soar in their respective workflows. (Edit: Granted, I moved to Edge from Chrome after it switched to Chromium so maybe I'm just used to decades worth of Chromium behaviour?)4.3KViews4likes1Comment
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