Selenium Tip: Save Downloads to a Specific Folder Using ChromeOptions in Java

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🚀 Selenium Tip: Save Downloads to a Specific Folder Using ChromeOptions in Java

In automation, downloading files to a project-specific directory is essential for managing test data efficiently. But usually downloaded file save in the default location and changing it at runtime is a tedious process.

🧠Do You Know

By customizing ChromeOptions in Selenium, we can direct downloads to any folder within our project, like /resources, instead of the default system downloads folder

Here’s a quick example of how to set the download path using ChromeOptions in Selenium Java:

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public class DownloadToSpecificFolder {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Set up ChromeOptions
ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
// Define the download folder path
String downloadFilepath = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/resources";
// Set download preferences
Map<String, Object> prefs = new HashMap<>();
prefs.put("download.default_directory", downloadFilepath);
prefs.put("download.prompt_for_download", false); // Disable download prompt
prefs.put("safebrowsing.enabled", true); // Enable safe browsing
options.setExperimentalOption("prefs", prefs);
// Set up the WebDriver
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
// Navigate to the website
driver.get("website link");
// Add your logic to trigger the download
// e.g., clicking a download link
driver.findElement(By.id("downloadButton")).click();
// Close the browser
driver.quit();
}
}

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🔍 Key Points:

🔺Custom Download Path: download.default_directory is used to set a specific download folder (/resources in this case).

🔺Disable Prompt: We disable the download prompt with download.prompt_for_download so the file downloads automatically.

🔺Safe Browsing: Ensure safe browsing during download using safebrowsing.enabled.

This approach helps you maintain a clean automation environment and easily access the files you need for further validations.

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