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  • Does this Change default download location in Windows 7 answer your question?
    – DavidPostill
    Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 14:03
  • @DavidPostill I appreciate the link, but that won't work. That technique just changes the Download folder for Internet Explorer. Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 14:09
  • Probably IE is the only program that uses that location. Everything else (like other browers) does it's own thing. I think you would need to write a hook into the DLL that manages the system open/save dialog. That requires serious programming skills. Note that some programs already do this (like the other browsers)
    – DavidPostill
    Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 14:13
  • @DavidPostill Thanks. What about symbolic links, hard links, junctions, etc.? I know a bunch of people here (possibly yourself included) use them regularly for different uses. I use them just once in a while, so I defer to the experience and knowledge of others. Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 14:18
  • Links would just move the Desktop somewhere else. They won't solve your issue.
    – DavidPostill
    Commented Jun 13, 2021 at 14:28