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

Anonymous
2020-02-16T21:25:44+00:00

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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Anonymous
2021-04-20T15:13:44+00:00

"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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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-15T09:15:42+00:00

    HI All, 

    Has the request for IE11 behaviour and treatment actually been logged as a feature enhancement request?? If so, where can I find this info?

    We are implementing a cloud based EDMS system. The automatic download of a file to "downloads" when you simply want to view a document undermines key principles of document management and creates duplicate, uncontrolled files in the environment.

    Asking users to clear out their files is not ideal as users are not likely to follow instructions diligently. This will also likely impact storage quotas over time which is ridiculous since users only want to view a file.

    An option maybe to dedicate a specific download location e.g.  ...downloads\EDMS temp files  and we develop a script to clear directory at intervals / logon/off etc. However, as it stands, you can only nominate one download directory for all downloads. Or is there a means by which we can isolate downloads from specific web apps to a single location, all others default to downloads?

    It seems Firefox has the same capability as IE11 currently. It would be regrettable to introduce another browser into the environment to accommodate what is essentially an MS oversight and lack of stakeholder engagement and understanding of the environment.

    Lastly, when dealing with PDFs, we have tried changing the default viewer to Edge Chromium. It works whilst browsing the web however, is overridden within the app we are using.  

    Dan

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-09-11T05:54:46+00:00

    Hello!

    Yes, this I know but thank you!

    This was the first time that I started a thread like this and I thank for all the response.

    The happy thing is now that Microsoft releases the old way to handle this file.

    /Mikael

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-10T15:19:49+00:00

    In Edge Chromium:

    1. Click on the file (e.g., docx) you want to open.
    2. When prompted, save it (e.g., to the default Download location).
    3. When the document has been saved, a link to it will appear at the bottom of the Edge window.
    4. Click on the option button (three horizontal dots) and select "Always open files of this type".

    All subsequent click on .docx files will directly open the file in Word.

    To see all file types registered using the above method, navigate to

    edge://settings/downloads

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-05T07:56:42+00:00

    Just this week I've had to go in & delete around 100 files that I needed to read & review for less than 5 minutes each.  

    I'm sorry if my suggestions in this post look a bit complicated and even daunting, but I think that's only because I laid them out baby-step-by-step:

    Thread "Edge Chromium - Download File - Open vs. Save Option Pop-up Window" page 1: ¡Firedog's reply on August 27, 2020

    I've been doing a lot of testing recently with dozens of different types of downloads to find out how best to deal with them. Despite this, and with no intervention on my part, this is what my 'download location' folder looks like this morning:

    You may find it worth the effort to wade through those instructions.

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