Safari Download Location Not Working

In Safari, when I select my download location as "Ask for each download" it just automatically downloads to my Downloads folder without asking. The setting doesn't change, it just never asks. If I change the setting to a specific location, such as my Desktop, it works fine.

Any ideas how I can fix this?

I'm using an M4 Mac mini Pro and running Sequoia 15.3.1

Mac mini, macOS 15.3

Posted on Feb 17, 2025 3:30 PM

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azurica

Level 1

12 points

Mar 3, 2025 9:00 AM in response to harper171

I called apple support and they said it's a known issue. I hope it gets resolved. It worked fine on my older Mac.

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