{"id":"data-transfers.where-does-a-download-go","url":"/faq/data-transfers/where-does-a-download-go","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"downloads","title":"Downloads and large files"},"question":"Where is a downloaded file saved and what is it called?","alt_questions":["where did my download go storage studio","download file name from link","change where downloads are saved","find downloaded file mac","Save to folder setting"],"short_answer":"In the Save to folder you chose (Downloads by default), named after the last part of the link. A large download's pieces are kept elsewhere until it's complete and checked, so no half-finished file appears in the folder.","answer_markdown":"It's saved in the **Save to folder** you chose — your Downloads folder unless you changed it. The file is named after the last part of the link; when you paste the link, the sheet shows the name it will use in *\"Download link recognised — … will be saved into the destination folder\"*.\n\nWhile a large download is still in progress, its pieces are kept in Storage Studio's own working area, not in your destination folder, so you won't see a half-finished file there. It appears once it's complete and checked.\n\nRelated: [Download a file from a link](/faq/data-transfers/download-a-file-from-a-link)","answer_html":"

It's saved in the Save to folder you chose — your Downloads folder unless you changed it. The file is named after the last part of the link; when you paste the link, the sheet shows the name it will use in "Download link recognised — … will be saved into the destination folder".

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While a large download is still in progress, its pieces are kept in Storage Studio's own working area, not in your destination folder, so you won't see a half-finished file there. It appears once it's complete and checked.

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Data Transfers · Downloads and large files

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Where is a downloaded file saved and what is it called?

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Short answer: In the Save to folder you chose (Downloads by default), named after the last part of the link. A large download's pieces are kept elsewhere until it's complete and checked, so no half-finished file appears in the folder.

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It's saved in the Save to folder you chose — your Downloads folder unless you changed it. The file is named after the last part of the link; when you paste the link, the sheet shows the name it will use in "Download link recognised — … will be saved into the destination folder".

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While a large download is still in progress, its pieces are kept in Storage Studio's own working area, not in your destination folder, so you won't see a half-finished file there. It appears once it's complete and checked.

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Related: Download a file from a link

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Applies to Storage Studio 4.16 and later · Last reviewed

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