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I want to disable the prompt to Discard or to Keep all downloads so that they just download regardless of their extension type.

I have found a solution to Disable Google Chrome's Safe Browsing feature but that's not what I'm after. Downloads still require user intervention for some file types (such as DMGs which typically contain Applications)

I'm hoping there's a simple solution to this annoyance.

Here's a screenshot of the prompt.

There is a yellow triangular symbol with a white exclamation point character inside. The prompt reads "This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep capti (1).dmg anyway? Two buttons are present, one says "Discard" the other says "Keep"

Is this possible on chrome for macOS?

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I'm surprised no one has provided an answer to this. So I will share the solution I used for a couple years (I've since stopped using it).

Neat Download Manager. Be sure to install the related extension and look through the settings. This approach completely bypasses the Google Download manager and offers the bonus benefit of accelerated parallel downloads and resumability (if the file host supports it).

There are a few situations where downloads will not work with the Neat Download manager, in this case a tip for you, hold the delete key as you click a download button in the browser, and the download will commence via the browser's built-in download manager.

Cons

  • It's not a beautiful download manager.
  • Safari extension is not worth using (duplicate download in Neat + Safari built-in DL manager) Firefox and Chrome extensions are fine though.
  • There is no way to disable, auto-clear, or bulk clear download history. It is tedious to delete every download in your history.

Pros

  • It is lean for a Desktop application with a GUI.
  • Does not require user intervention to download something.

I have no connection to the neat download manger project, and I have not been payed or compensated in any way for promoting them as a solution. I offer this simply out of my own interest for finding a solution to how Chrome's download manager requires user-intervention to complete a download.

I will happily select someone else's answer as soon as a better option comes to light.

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