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Can't find a particular UI element again and again

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I was downloading something from a website using power automate desktop. so after clicking on the download button I do a send keys {Alt}({d}) to focus on foreground window which is supposed to be the dialogue box where i can pick where to download and then press save. Now the problem is, I recorded all the things, got the UI for the edit address part of the dialogue box and then I run the flow. It ran well and the things got downloaded.
But few days later when i run the flow, the send keys {Alt}({d}) can't pick the foreground dialogue box, although everything else is same. so i record again and it works. But later the problems is happening again.
 
I am feeling really uncomfortable about this. It feels like dialogue boxes are hard to catch, or there is something needed to be done that I don't know. Can anyone has a good solution to this problem? 
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    eetuRobo Profile Picture
    4,535 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    One thing you might want to try is using "Click download link on web page" which lets you give it the destination folder in the action.


    If that doesn't work and you need to actually use the Save As window then what I have found best way is to just write the whole path into the "File name" field.
    It doesn't matter if the Save As -window is in a different folder windows lets you define the destination in the "File name" -text field.


    So use populate on that field and write the whole path before the file name then it saves it in that folder path.
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    Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    Browser Notes
    Chrome / Edge Use “Download Settings” to auto-download without prompt (preferred for automation)
     
     
     
    Below use action wait for file creation.
    If I have answered your question, please mark it as the preferred solution ✅ . If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up 👍.
    Regards,
    Riyaz
     
     

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