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# Specifying how files are downloaded

You can choose how Safari handles downloaded files.

## To set download preferences:

1. Choose Safari > Preferences and click General.

2. Choose options from the “Save downloaded files to” and “Remove downloaded list items” pop-up menus, and select or deselect “Open ‘safe’ files after downloading.”

   For more information about the options in General preferences, click the Help button (looks like a question mark).

Changing your downloading preferences may change where other web browsers on your computer download files.

### Related Topics

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