DownloadTo manage downloads in Chrome on a Mac, press Cmd+Shift+J to open the Downloads page, where you can pause, resume, retry, and reveal files in Finder. To change where files save, open Chrome Settings → Downloads. For large files, route downloads to a manager like Myan.
Find your downloads
- 1Press Cmd+Shift+J or click the download icon in the toolbar.
- 2See active and completed downloads in the list.
- 3Right-click an item to reveal it in Finder or copy its link.
Pause, resume, and retry
Click Pause beneath an active download to halt it and Resume to continue. If a download fails, click Retry. Note that Chrome's resume is unreliable for large files and may restart from zero.
Change the download folder
- 1Open Chrome Settings → Downloads.
- 2Set a new location under 'Location'.
- 3Enable 'Ask where to save each file' if you want to choose per download.
Upgrade large downloads with Myan
With the Myan extension installed, large downloads are captured from Chrome automatically and accelerated with multiple connections, with reliable pause/resume even after a reboot.
No matter which browser you choose, Myan captures the download for you — with pause, resume, and multi-connection speed. Myan is a free, native download manager for macOS on Apple Silicon.