Description: To specify how downloaded files are handled, choose Safari > Preferences and click General.
Keywords: setting up Safari, downloading, customizing Safari

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# Specifying how files are downloaded

You have some choices about how Safari handles downloaded files.

## To set download preferences:

Choose Safari > Preferences.

Click General.

Choose the settings you want. Click the Help (question mark) button to see an explanation of the options.

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

You can choose to open certain “safe” files after they are downloaded. Files considered safe include documents such as movies, pictures, sounds, PDF and text documents, and disk images and other types of archives.