It is frustrating to have to remember to use a different browser to download files. Seems more of a connectivity issue Do you have Antivirus on the machine? Maybe disable that To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Some people are not so lucky, they can't finish any download in Chrome. What's worse, they fail to download files without receiving a warning or error message indicating where the process went wrong.
In this case, it's time to take some further measures. After reading numerous stories telling how people fix the downloading problems in Chrome, we summed up four effective solutions which I hope to be a permanent cure.
These are what you can try: clear all history and cache, run the Chrome cleanup tool, and reset settings to Chrome's original defaults. If you want to keep your Chrome history and cookies, you can backup or export Chrome history and cookies in advance.
A Chrome cleanup tool can find and remove harmful software on your computer. Running this tool may solve the "Chrome won't download files" issue caused by malware.
Step 4. Under "Reset and clean up", click "Restore settings to their original defaults" and then click "Reset Settings" to confirm.
Attention, resetting Chrome will reset the browser startup page, new tab page, pinned tabs, and more. It will also disable all extensions and clear temporary data like cookies. However, other files like your bookmarks, history, and saved passwords will not be saved still. If you want to retrieve cookies but have no backup available, learn how to recover cache files in Google Chrome here. To uninstall Google Chrome completely, first, you need to uninstall Google Chrome under Settings, then go to the registry to delete all Google folders.
Now you have successfully and completely uninstalled Google Chrome from your computer. If you prefer a direct way to repair and fix Windows Downloads folder won't open issue without losing any data, you can follow below 2 steps to manually repair Downloads folder inaccessible error and restore all saved data now:.
Sometimes, corrupted system files or bad sectors on Windows system drive may cause hard drives, folders, or files inaccessible. Therefore, fixing corrupted system files and repair bad sectors on the hard drive may help you fix the Downloads folder that won't open error.
Step 3. Step 1. Wait for the process to complete and then the CHDKSK command will automatically repair and fix all bad sectors found in the Downloads folder and system disk. If command line is not your ideal choice, you can apply this command-line alternative tool - EaseUS CleanGenius.
Use this one-click tool to fix the file system error on your hard drive. Step 2. Run the software. Click "Optimization" on the left panel, and then choose "File Showing". Go to "Choose drive" and select the drive with a file system error. Check the "Check and fix file system error" option and click "Execute". Step 4. After that, click the "here" to view the result.
Resolved macg64 macg64 9 months ago. Or suggestions for a different plugin that would be straightforward for a novice to use please. Many thanks. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 of 3 total. In: Plugins 3 replies 3 participants Last reply from: jts Last activity: 8 months ago Status: resolved.
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