Windows 10: How do I change the default download folder for Photo App.

Good Afternoon,


Currently, the Photo app downloads to my "C:\Users\Family\Pictures\..." directory. This is a problem because the C:\ drive on my computer is only 237 GB. During a recent attempt to download some photos for editing, my computer said the target location was full which is how I found this out. I know that I could add a folder on the D:\ drive and cut/paste all the photos over there to free up space on C:\ as D:\ is over 800 GB. Plenty of room over there to store the photos.


To keep this from continuing to be a two step process download to C, cut/paste to D I need to change the default location of "Pictures" from "C:\Users\Family\Pictures\" so photos are automatically sent to "D:\Users\Family\Pictures\" or even just "D:\Pictures\..." I do not see a place to change this target location in "Settings" in the Photo App.


How do I change this?


Thank you,


Larry

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