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Downloads
Follow, pause and open your downloads, find old ones, and choose where files are saved.
While a file downloads
A downloads button appears as soon as there is a download: in the toolbar, in the dock, or in the sidebar layout in the row at the top of the sidebar. Click it to see your latest downloads, with their progress and the time left.
- Pause, Resume and Cancel a download in progress; Retry one that failed.
- Open opens the file; Show in folder shows it in File Explorer.
- Show all downloads opens the downloads page.
To keep the button always visible, or never, change Settings › Appearance › Toolbar › Downloads button: When there are downloads (the default), Always or Never.
The downloads page
Press Ctrl+J, or choose ⋯ menu › Downloads. Here you can Search downloads, Sort them (Newest first, Name, Size), Remove from list one entry or Clear list. Drag a file from the list to a folder or into another app.
Removing an entry from the list doesn’t delete the file.
Where files go
In Settings › Downloads:
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Download location | The folder files are saved to. Change… picks another; Reset goes back to the Windows Downloads folder. | Downloads folder |
| Ask where to save each file | Asks for a folder and a name every time. | Off |
| Notify me when a download finishes | Shows a Windows notification when Luma is in the background. | On |
Blocked downloads
With Warn me about dangerous sites on (Settings › Privacy & security), Luma stops downloads that come from sites on the phishing and malware lists, and tells you which file it blocked. Windows SmartScreen still checks the files you download. See Safety.