Downloading files

1. Open the context menu for the icon of the file being downloaded.
2. Click Stop download.

1. Open the context menu for the icon of the file being downloaded.
2. Click Restart download.

1. On the right side of the SmartBox, click .
2. Select the file you need. If it is not in the list of recent downloads, click Open folder.

1. On the right side of the SmartBox, click .
2. Select a file of the desired format.
3. Click  → Open automatically.

1. On the right side of the SmartBox, click .
2. Click Open folder in the upper-right corner of the window that opens.

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. The path to the file folder is specified in the Downloads section.

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. In the Downloads section, select Download location: .

3. To the right of the selected option, click Edit and choose a new path.

If you want Yandex Browser to ask what folder to save files to:

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. In the Downloads section, enable the Ask where to save each file before downloading option.

This way, you'll be able to rename files when downloading.

1. Click  → Downloads.
2. Select the file you need.
3. Next to the file, click More and select Remove from list.

The file will be deleted from the downloads but will remain on your computer. You will find it in the folder where the downloaded files are saved.

1. Click  → Downloads.
2. In the lower-left corner of the page, click Hide downloads.

The list of downloads in Yandex Browser will be cleared. The actual files won't be deleted from your computer.

1. Click  → Downloads.
2. In the lower-left corner of the page, click Open folder.
3. Select the files you want.
4. Click Delete.

The browser blocks a file download if it contains a malicious program. To find out more, see Blocking dangerous files.

Try to restart the download:

1. Click  → Downloads or press Ctrl + J.
2. Select the file you need.
3. On the right, click More → Resume download.

If the download doesn't resume, try downloading the file again:

1. Click  → Downloads or press Ctrl + J.
2. Select the file you need.
3. On the right, click More → Download again.

The download may be affected by the antivirus installed on your computer. Try temporarily disabling it and download the file again.

If you want to disable file checks:

1. Press  → Settings.

2. Go to Security.

3. In the Protection from malicious files and websites section, uncheck the box labeled Run security checks on websites and downloaded files.

1. Open  → Extensions and disable all extensions.

2. Download the files again.

1. Go to the Google Drive website. On the right side of the SmartBox, click .
2. In the Trackers on this web page section, click Site not working?
3. In the window that opens, click Allow third-party cookies.

A notification that the download is complete appears if:

• The download takes more than 15 minutes.
• Multiple files are downloaded.

Check if notifications of completed downloads are enabled in Yandex Browser:

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. In Downloads, enable the Show download complete notifications option.

The format of the downloaded image depends on the server. The server might generate a WebP format if it detected Yandex Browser as a program that recognizes WebP. In this case, Yandex Browser cannot affect the format selection.

Not all images are downloaded in WebP. For example, an image from Yandex Images will be saved in JPEG format.