The Google Chrome browser offers a host of features and settings to customize and streamline your browsing experience, one of them being the ability to manage your download options. From facilitating quick save prompts to disabling automatic downloads, Chrome does a stellar job of providing user-friendly approaches to handling your downloads.
To enable or disable automatic downloads, you must first click on the three vertical dots located at the top right corner of the browser. This action will open a drop-down menu. Proceed to click on ‘Settings’. On the left side of the screen that will emerge, click on ‘Privacy and security’. On the page that subsequently appears, click on ‘Site Settings’. If you scroll down, you will find a section labeled ‘Permissions’. Under this, click on ‘Automatic downloads’. Here, you can choose to enable or disable automatic downloads based on your preference. It is noteworthy to mention that when you disable automatic downloads, your browser will ask you for confirmation every time a website attempts to download multiple files. This setting can act as a potential spam blocker.
Meanwhile, to create a downloads shortcut on your toolbar, you can right-click on the bookmarks bar (the second bar from the top of your browser screen) then click on ‘Show Apps Shortcut’. This action will put a downloads shortcut button on your bookmarks bar for easy access. Remember, Chrome is about more than just browsing websites. With the right understanding of its settings, it can be a valuable tool to help you handle your digital files conveniently and securely.