Safari not respecting File download location preference?

When Safari ignores your preferred File download location setting, terminating the com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker process can resolve the issue. Credit to Saagar Jha, who noted the problem and solution: I hate that my one skill with computers is finding which daemon I need to kill to make things work again (Today I found that if Safari is not respecting your “File download location” preference, that’s https://t.co/Cj7K2yNQOO.Safari.SandboxBroker) — Saagar Jha (@_saagarjha) August 24, 2025 Open a terminal and run the following command to kill the SandboxBroker process: ...

Oct 29, 2025 · 1 min