Manage your default download location

If you’d like, you can download files added to your workspace. You can change your default location for files downloaded from Slack on your desktop at any time.

Note: This option is only available if you downloaded the Slack app directly from the Slack downloads page.

  1. From your desktop, click on your profile picture in the top right.
  2. Select Preferences from the menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Under Download location, click Change and select your preference.

If you’d like to save files added to Slack to your desktop, you can download them. If you need to change the default download location, use the steps below.

  1. From your desktop, click on your profile picture in the top right.
  2. Select Preferences from the menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Under Download location, click Change and select your preference.

Note: This option is only available if you downloaded the Slack app directly from the Slack downloads page.