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How To Change Netflix Download Location In Windows 10/11

Last Updated on May 11, 2022 by admin 14 Comments

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The official Netflix app for Windows 11/10 allows you to download select movies and TV shows so that you can watch them even when you are offline.

The size of downloadable Netflix videos depends on the duration of the video. An hour-long standard definition (SD) video file roughly takes about 1 GB of space whereas the same video file takes up to 3 GB when it’s in HD. An ultra HD video file (of one-hour duration) can take up to 7 GB. A couple of Ultra HD movies can easily fill up your drive!

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With default settings, Netflix is installed on the drive where Windows 10/11 is installed. The problem with this setup is that Netflix saves all downloaded videos (know Netflix download location) on the same drive where it’s installed.

If your PC’s system drive is running out of free space or if you don’t want to fill up the drive where Windows 10/11 is installed with Netflix downloads, you should consider changing the default download location of Netflix.

As you might have discovered by now, Netflix app for Windows 10/11 doesn’t offer a way to change the default download location. While we can create a symbolic link to Netflix’s downloads folder, the workaround doesn’t work always.

Luckily, there is an easy workaround to change the default download location of Netflix in Windows 10/11. The best part is that you don’t need to create any symbolic link.

We use the provision to move installed apps in Windows 10/11 to change the download location of Netflix. When you move the Netflix app to a different drive using this provision, Netflix saves all downloaded videos to the new location (drive).

When you move the Netflix app, it will also move already downloaded videos to the new location. So, you can safely move Netflix app even if you have already downloaded some videos from Netflix.

Method 1 of 2

Change Netflix movie download location in Windows 10/11

Here is how to change the Netflix download location in Windows 10.

Step 1: Open the Settings app. Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.

Step 2: Scroll down the app list to see Netflix entry. Click on the Netflix entry to see Move and Uninstall buttons.

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Step 3: Click on the Move button and then select the drive where you would like to save the Netflix app and Netflix downloads. Please make sure that the drive you just selected has plenty of free space. Finally, click on the Move button again to move the Netflix app.

NOTE: If the Move button is greyed out, refer the directions in Method 2 (scroll down to see).

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Note that the app is moved to the root of the selected drive. Windows 10 will automatically create a new folder called WindowsApps at the root of the drive and move the Netflix app there. You cannot select a folder under the selected drive as the new location.

Please note that this will also move already downloaded videos to the new location. If you have tens of GBs of downloads, it might take a while to complete the move.

Method 2 of 2

Another way to change the Netflix download location in Windows 11/10

Step 1: Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features page. Click on the Netflix entry.

Step 2: Click on the Uninstall button. Click Uninstall again to delete the Netflix app from your computer. Note that this will delete downloaded videos as well.

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Step 3: Navigate to Settings > System > Storage page. Scroll down the page to see Change where new content is saved link. Click on the link.

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Step 4: In the resulting page, in the New apps will save to drop-down menu, select the drive where you would like to install the Netflix app and download videos to.

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Step 5: Install the Netflix app from the Store now. It will be installed in the new location. Additionally, if you download a video now, it will be saved in the new location.

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Our 3 ways to relocate installed programs and games in Windows 10 guide might also interest you.

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Comments

  1. Campbell Stubbs says

    October 26, 2019 at 8:01 am

    I tried this but the move button is blanked out and it won’t let me press it

  2. Andy says

    September 24, 2019 at 11:53 pm

    I’d forget that piece of advice. On say a tablet with an internal SSD and external SDXC card you’ll be driven mad by the interminable waits and hangs as the application loads and tries to access the content.

  3. matthias says

    June 24, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    this deleted all my downloads

  4. Brendan says

    March 23, 2019 at 4:49 am

    Good to see u cant change permissions in windows app folder wont open. Also any eps are not being downloaded to pc only to netflix to veiw off line

  5. admin says

    January 18, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Alex, maybe it’s allowed in specific region/country then? I still wonder why it’s not available for everyone.

  6. Alex says

    January 18, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    @admin
    Thanks for replying

    Well, i managed to change the offline map download location to D: drive. Then it created a windowsapp file on its root.
    When i downloaded Facebook, it downloaded automaticaly on D:, but wouldnt with messenger saying it was a systemapp or something.
    Maybe buy adding more access (like superuser) or something? godmode maybe? well im realy not a pro but i do wonder…. still can’t move Netflix sadly

  7. admin says

    January 11, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Alex,
    It’s really strange that some of you are not getting the Move option for Netflix app. I just checked again on another PC and it works there as well.

  8. Alex says

    January 10, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    Realy??
    It works for you?
    My pc is a brand new Rog that goes very well.
    Is perfectly up to date, apps and system.
    Now i just spent some time with a Microsoft Support Tech that kept telling me it’s just impossible…
    So how do you manage to do it without a third party app and we can’t???
    I Would so much like to move my Netflix Download to my 1tb Disk, Cause ssd is fast, but 256gb is not a lot

  9. admin says

    December 18, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Jon and others, please make sure that you are running the newest version of Netflix app and Windows 10 (version 1809).

  10. Jon bon says

    December 17, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    Move is greyed out please somebody give us a solution

  11. John says

    December 1, 2018 at 4:09 am

    WindowsApps needs special permission for access?
    I tried changing permissions in security tab but no can do?

    Thank’s in advance if you can help.

  12. Julian Bale says

    November 27, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    Hi, I have moved the app onto my E drive and restarted Netflix but downloads are still going to C. Shouldn’t there be a new folder structure created in E (appdata,local, packages etc) for this to work? Any ideas gratefully received. Thank you

  13. admin says

    November 27, 2018 at 7:15 pm

    @ Anthony
    Make sure that you are running the latest version of both Windows 10 and Netflix and then try again.

  14. Anthony Flynn says

    November 26, 2018 at 1:50 pm

    The move button is greyed out, I cannot move Netflix off my C drive. So what now?

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