HowCurio practice file

Find where Chrome saved a download

This button downloads a harmless 149-byte text file. It contains the text shown below. It does not run code or collect information.

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HowCurio download location practice
This is harmless plain text.
Choose a folder, download this file, and use Show in folder to verify its location.
  1. Download the file. If Chrome asks where to save it, choose a folder you can recognize.
  2. Open Chrome's Downloads page. Use Show in folder for this file.
  3. Check the folder in your file manager and open the text file.
  4. To compare history and storage, remove this one item from Chrome's download history. Check the folder again. Removing the history entry does not delete the saved file.
The file is plain text. The page has no external scripts, uploads, tracking or automatic downloads. You can delete the downloaded file in your file manager after practicing.

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