# Possible to change chrome default download path?

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/possible-to-change-chrome-default-download-path/17710>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-studio\
**Created:** [January 14, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/possible-to-change-chrome-default-download-path/17710 "2019-01-14T21:10:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Hein](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/brandon_hein/32/1092_2.png) [@Brandon\_Hein](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Brandon_Hein)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/possible-to-change-chrome-default-download-path/17710/2 "2019-01-14T21:36:21Z")

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You can configure the default download directory as follows:

1.) Open Project \> Settings \> Desired Capabilities \> Web UI \> Chrome:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/uploads/default/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d1c52bf6af36c0948debcf76a0246326ff14104f.png)

2.) Click the ‘Add’ button, and set the name of the new property to ‘prefs’, the type to ‘Dictionary’:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/uploads/default/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5db5ba6f8bfb1a3b92d9178482516a23ef530537.png)

3.) In the value column, click on the ellipses, and set name = ‘download.default\_directory’, type = String, value = ‘my/downlaod/directory’:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/uploads/default/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1dd55169d9738d587d6ae42d24f06225c45f8b86.png)

Hope this helps!

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