Samsung S8+ - Cant download files

XaeroR35

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My samsung recently stopped downloading files(PDFs, .zips, anything really). I can download apps just fine from the play store, but browser downloads do not work at all. When I click a file to download, the downloads folder opens up, but the files never start downloading. I dont even get the notification that they are trying to download. I have plenty of storage space. I tried clearing cache from the downloads app, and the entire phone. Neither helped. What could be causing this ?
 

djrakowski

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Make sure Chrome (or whichever browser you're using) has permission to use Storage:

Settings->Apps->Chrome
Permissions
Enable "Storage"

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Make sure Chrome (or whichever browser you're using) has permission to use Storage:

Settings->Apps->Chrome
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Enable "Storage"

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I have this enabled but its still not allowing downloads from chrome
 

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Welcome to Android Central! When you say it doesn't allow downloads from Chrome, what exactly happens when you try to download? What kinds of files are you trying to download?