Open IDM and:Click on the Option button (two overlapping gears)Select the Save to tab.Select a Category (General, Compressed.) and next to the “Default download directory for the General category”, click on browse.Find the folder of your choice and validate with the OK button.įire up File Explorer, right click the Downloads folder, select Properties, go to the Location tab, type in D:\Downloads and hit OK. How do I change my default download location in IDM?
Internet Download Manager breaks a file into multiple parts when you start a download, these parts will be stored in this temporary directory: C:\\Users\\\\AppData\\Roaming\\IDM\\DwnlData\\.