Edge Chromium - Download File - Open vs. Save Option Pop-up Window

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I recently installed Edge Chromium and found that the program has inherited the Chrome method of downloading files, wherein the file automatically downloads to the downloads folder (or other selected folder), then gives the user the option to open the file or open the file location folder.

I much prefer the old IE/Edge download file method with the open vs save option pop-up window that allowed the user to open the file (to a temp location) or save/save-as the file to a location specified by the user at the time of download, all of which occurred before the file is downloaded locally.

The Chrome download method is one of the reasons I never switched to Chrome in the first place, and now it appears we have lost the old IE/Edge method. The Chrome method leads to many unnecessary downloads in a non-temp folder location, bloating my storage. I've turned on the option in Edge Chromium to "ask where to save file before download", but it only works intermittently and still doesn't allow the user to open the file to a temp location for files the user doesn't plan to save long term (i.e. for files I only want to print, not save).

How do we get Microsoft to add the old IE/Edge download method back? Seems like a very simple code. I know that Edge Chromium accepts extensions, can someone with the appropriate skills build an extension to add back the functionality?

Thanks,

NSR

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"save" button has a drop down menu that displays only "save"

Please look again. If you click on the left-hand part of that button avoiding the dropdown chevron ˅ , do you not get a Save as dialogue?

You might submit feedback to the effect that the downloads flyout is too narrow to permit the display of more than the first few characters of Enregistrer comme ...

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Anonymous

2020-03-21T05:15:25+00:00

Yep, agree with you. every file needs to be downloaded. but having the same settings for two different situations makes it not so suitable. It has been working great all these years. I do not feel there should be an extension for a basic feature like this that been present and working well. Thus this humble request. It keeps things very simple. if you want to download a file you may do so by setting a predefined path or by providing a path everytime. If you do not want to download a file then the open button opens it in the system default application and deletes the file later on automatically. No troubles of manually opening it to removing it.
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Anonymous

2020-03-21T18:14:11+00:00

Set your browser to delete Download History on Close.

Settings > Clear Browsing Data > Select Items you wish to Delete on Closing Edge.
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Anonymous

2020-03-21T22:01:41+00:00

Then again it will apply to the larger situation and clear all files downloaded, even the ones which i want to keep, unless I manually move them after the download. So far I have not come across a direct solution for this other than requesting and having the feature back.

Is there a reason why this capability was removed or can't be brought back?
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2020-03-21T23:23:51+00:00

In the past there were the options of Save, Save As, and Run.

A file that can be opened online is all I'm aware of that does not actually download to the computer.

Use Feedback to request the feature you're looking for.
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