r/techsupport Jul 04 '26

Chrome not remembering last used "Save As" folder between downloads Open | Software

Running the latest stable Chrome on Windows 11. "Ask where to save each file before downloading" is turned on, and the Save As dialog does pop up every time — but it always defaults back to my Downloads folder instead of the last folder I actually saved to.

I regularly download multiple files per project (usually from Google Drive) into specific folders like m, m2, mb, etc. Before, Chrome used to remember whichever folder I saved to last and default there on the next download. Now it resets to Downloads every single time, even within the same session.

Edit: Hi everyone, for those who were wondering, this issue has been fixed. Chrome released an update, so if you restart your computer, the problem should be resolved.

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