This will show you how to change the default download location that IE9, IE10, and IE11 saves to by default to be any folder that you select. Change the default download folder on your PC. Open Internet Explorer, s elect the Tools button, and then select View downloads. In the View Downloads dialog box, select Options in the lower-left. Choose a different default download location by selecting Browse and then selecting OK when you're done. I have been searching online but I could find exactly what I was looking for. I don't want to change the default location to another location. I just want the window to open when I am downloading to ask where I want to save it so that I can pick a different location every time I download. By the way I have Windows XP and use Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer- How to change the location of the temporary files folder Here's how to change the location temporary files folder (INetCache ) of Internet Explorer. Open Internet Explorer Click on the Tools menu > Internet Options. Go to the General tab > Browsing history. Click on Settings.
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In this post I see the solutions for setting the download directories for Chrome and Firefoxhow to change file download location in Webdriver while using chrome driver/firefox driver
These worked perfect for me (the accepted answer that is), however searching around I cannot find any information on doing this with Internet Explorer 11. Does anyone know where I can find this information?
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According to this answer from Jim Evans, who is heavily involved with WebDriver for Internet Explorer, this isn't possible:
Internet Explorer doesn't use profiles. It's a limitation of the browser itself, not the IE driver. As such, there is no way to automatically download files to a specified location with Internet Explorer.
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Also:
As far as I am aware, there is no difference between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer with respect to using 'profiles.' The profile is still tied to the logged-in user account in Windows.
So, in a sense, the directory already is specified. The point is that you can't override it via WebDriver.
It's not possible through the driver, but you can define the location with this registry key:
Florent B.Florent B.I am changing default directory by changing REGEDIT.
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