How to change the Download Location in Netflix on Windows 10
Netflix is the most popular online streaming service available today that comes with the extensive library of TV shows, documentaries and movies. His impeccable streaming experience makes him a default choice when it comes to deploying a streaming app.
Netflix has many features that enhance your streaming experience. Among the many features it offers, one of the most attractive features of Netflix is that it allows you to download your favorite shows and movies so you can watch them offline. This is useful for travelers and daily commuters who can watch their favorite videos even without Internet or Wi-Fi access. Like the Netflix app in smartphones, this feature is also available in the Netflix app for Windows 10. You can download your favorite video by clicking the download button next to the video.
Understand the Netflix download process
The download process runs in the background and you will be alerted when the download is complete. Depending on the size of the downloadable video, the video file may consume approximately 1 GB to 3 GB of space on your disc. However, downloading an Ultra HD video file can consume up to 7 GB of disk space to ultimately fill your storage space.
By default, Netflix is installed on drive C of your system, the same drive on which Windows 10 is installed. This is a problem if you want to download many Netflix videos because Netflix saves all downloadable video files to the same player where the Netflix app is installed. So downloading many videos can easily fill your player.
Change Netflix download location on Windows 10
If you run out of storage space, you may need to consider changing the download location for the Netflix app.
By default, the Netflix app is installed on the system drive and downloads are saved to the drive where the app is installed. These are generally:
C:UsersAppDataLocalPackages999.Netflix_aaaLocalStateofflineInfodownloads
The Netflix app doesn’t have the ability to change the default download location, but Windows 10 lets you move installed apps to a different player. By moving the Netflix app to another player, you can save all downloadable video files to the location of the new Netflix app. That said, changing the player location for the Netflix app will move all of the downloaded videos to the new location.
In this article, we explain how to change the Netflix download location by moving a Netflix app in Windows 10. Change the download locations on the Netflix app in Windows 10
- Go to the Windows Start menu and open Settings
- On the Windows Settings page, go to applications
- Click now Applications and features from the left side of the menu.
- Scroll down and find the Netflix app.
- Once you have located the application, click on the application and press the Move button.
- In the pop-up window that appears, select the drive on which you want to save the Netflix application and its downloaded video files. Please make sure that the drive you select has enough free space. The drive can be a removable USB device, an external hard drive, or a partition.
- Once the file is selected, click on the Move button to move the application and its corresponding videos.
- If you have a lot of Netflix videos downloaded to the system, it may take a long time to change the download location.
When the process is complete, Windows will create a new folder called WindowsApps under the root of the selected drive.
Your Netflix application will be moved to this new folder in the root of the selected drive. It should be mentioned that if you set USB or an external hard drive as the new download location, it is necessary that you carry the respective devices each time you stream Netflix. Otherwise, Netflix will fail to open the video and generate an error.
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The above steps will easily help you move the Netflix app and its videos. If you are running out of space, we recommend that you delete some old Netflix downloads so that you can save space for new videos.
