How do I change the download folder location in the New Teams for macOS (2024)? Did they remove this feature?

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I want to change where files download on my Mac. I used to be able to set this but now I can't find the setting.

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Anonymous

2024-08-22T07:47:17+00:00

Yep this is unforgivable.
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Anonymous

2024-08-23T21:44:43+00:00

On Aug 20 Teams for macOS stopped download to my Downloads folder and started downloading to /users/<profilename>/Library/Contains/Microsoft Teams/Data/Downloads. Without the ability to adjust the download location this is a complete pain. Everytime I download I have to click the Open Folder button in the download notification and then drag it to the correct location.

It's bad enough that Mac uses can't change the folder by why bury the downloads in the Library folder now?
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Anonymous

2024-09-12T08:21:53+00:00

Honestly this is trash.

Microsoft do better.
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Anonymous

2024-09-25T08:36:09+00:00
Just create a symlink using the Terminal, this works fine.

Go into the directory:
```
cd /Users/<YOUR_USER>/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/
```
Delete the folder:
```
rm -r Downloads
```
Create a symlink:
```
ln -s ~/Downloads .  
```
Allow Teams to write into the Downloads folder, when downloading a file
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Anonymous

2024-10-17T22:16:20+00:00

Boooo!
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