
Selecting where downloaded files are saved
When you download a file, Safari automatically saves it in the location specified in the General pane of Safari preferences. Safari is set up to download files to your Desktop, but you can change the location.
To change the download location, choose Preferences from the Safari menu and click General. Choose Desktop or click Choose Other to select a different location.
Because this changes your settings in Internet preferences, it affects other programs that use Internet preferences.
You can choose to open certain "safe" files after they download. Safe files include documents such as movies, pictures, sounds, PDF and text documents, and disk images and other types of archives.