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Your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge, etc.) decides where the files you download from the web should be stored. For example, in many windows machines, the default saving location would be your "downloads" directory present in your Windows user profile folder (such as "C:\Users\johndoe\Downloads"), and you can find all the downloaded files in that default location.
If you would like to select a different directory to store all your downloads, or be prompted to select a directory, and/or to rename files, when you want to export your search results, you may follow the steps listed below to change the web browser settings.
Scroll down to "Files and Applications" section.
If you would like to be prompted to input file name and target directory each time you download a file from the web, you may select option "Always ask you where to save file".
On the other hand, if you would like to change the default download file location, you can select option "Save files to" and click "Browse" to find your preferred directory.
Scroll down to find "Downloads" section.
If you would like to be prompted to input file name and target directory each time you download a file from the web, you may turn on option "Ask where to save each file before downloading".
On the other hand, if you would like to change the default download file location, you will need to turn off "Ask where to save each file before downloading", and click "Change" button next to "Location" to find your preferred directory.
Scroll down to find "Downloads" section.
If you would like to be prompted to input file name and target directory each time you download a file from the web, you may turn on option "Ask me what to do with each download".
On the other hand, if you would like to change the default download file location, you will need to turn off "Ask me what to do with each download", and click "Change" button to find your preferred directory.
Many functions in NIST ICSD website need to use pop-up windows to create dialogues, display database contents, and run applications. For most web browsers, the default setting is to block pop-up windows. Therefore, you may need to tell the browser to allow icsd.nist.gov as an exception to the blocker. The following instructions will show you the detailed steps.
First option: add icsd.nist.gov to the "Trusted Sites" zone:
Alternative: Allow pop-ups. Some organizations may have a security group policy that disables addition of trusted sites. If that is the case, you may choose to disable pop-up blocker for all sites.
At this time, Microsoft Edge doesn't have a setting that would enable "whitelisting" trusted sites. You may choose to disable popup blocker for all sites. In order to do so, follow the steps listed below: