Staff - Saving Downloads

NTC staff computers are now set up so that when you download a file from a web browser (like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge), you will be asked where you want to save it. This helps keep sensitive information in secure folders instead of on your computer, and makes it easier to keep your files organized.

Find a file that you want to download, and click download.

Page showing a highlighted button to download a PDF from Confluence. This can be done with any file you need to download.

File explorer will come up and allow you to select where you want to save your files. Usually it is the last save location that you used. Downloads shows for the first time.

Temporary files, such as software installations, or non-important files, should be saved to Downloads.

File explorer is open to the download folder, which shows that you can save the file to this location. The save button is located in the bottom right corner to the left of cancel in the file explorer popup.

You can also select OneDrive as a save location. Navigate to your OneDrive folder near the top of the folders list on the left side, then click on your name.

If you want a file to be saved and backed up to the cloud, save it to your OneDrive folder.

In the file explorer popup, select the OneDrive folder location, which is the third option down from the left side in the image. It may be in a different spot in your file explorer, however, it will always be near the top of the list.

If you do not have a pinned folder from the S drive in file explorer, then scroll down to This PC and click on it.

Files containing sensitive data or PII should be saved to the S: drive.

Select Share (S:), then find your department folder, then the folder you want to save it in from there.

If you are not able to access a folder in the Share (S:) drive, please submit a ticket here.

File explorer showing the this pc location, which includes NTC's network drives. The left side of the file explorer screen also shows pinned folders near the top of the menu.

After you save your file, a popup will come up in the top right-hand corner of your web browser (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) showing that you downloaded the file.

A popup showing the downloaded file located at the top right corner of the web browser screen.

To access your saved file, you can click on it from the popup in your web browser.

Your document’s saved location will show up in the address bar when you open it from the web browser.

The saved document is open on the web browser screen, with underlined text in the address bar indicating where the file is located in file explorer.

You can also navigate to the folder you saved it to and double click on it to open it.

OneDrive is open in file explorer and shows where the document is saved in it.

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