Download location preference won't stick

Although all the other preferences work as you would expect after sleep/restart/log-out, the 'download location' preference always resets to Desktop. I change it to the Downloads folder on my desktop each time, but it never seems to survive sleep/restart/log-out. Does anyone have any ideas what might be going on here?

Hi, your original post said:
I change it to the Downloads folder on my desktop each time,
Am i understanding you correctly?
so it goes to the desktop but not into the folder,then is that the issue, i do not think it would go to the folder on its own, I think you would have to move it there. Or Pick other in Safari pref. & then pick the Down. folder.
Keep us posted~~Eme

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