Do you have your Mac and want to finally watch those popular Netflix US shows, get cheaper flight deals, or simply secure your connection while traveling abroad? Either way, you will need to change your MacBook location and the easiest way is to get a VPN.

This tutorial will show you how to change the Safari downloads location in Mac OS. You can change it to any directory or folder you have access to, or you can revert back to the default Safari downloads destination of the user Downloads directory.

Making this adjustment will change where all downloaded files from the Safari web browser go to on the Mac. It will not impact other applications and where they download files.

Why Location Services Is Useful on a Mac

Location Services has some useful functions, and some downsides too. Here’s a look at why you may want to enable Location Services.

• To gain more relevant information.
• To make something more personal.
• To track your Mac. 
• To receive location-based suggestions. 

How to manage network locations on your Mac

As mentioned above, Apple allows you to manage different locations on your device – whether you want to change them, prevent services from using a specific location, remove them or even rename them.

Here is the step-by-step guide to follow for create a new network location on your Mac:

• On your Mac, head on the Apple menu;
• Click on System Preferences and then tap Network;
• Open the dropdown locations menu and tap Edit locations;
• Click on the Add button, type the name of your chosen location and press Done;
• Enter the settings for each network port you want to use for that location;
• Click Apply to save the changes.

How to change location on Safari

If you want to change your location, you should get a Safari VPN and follow these guidelines:

• Find a VPN with an excellent macOS app – like NordVPN.
• Download the NordVPN app to your Mac.
• Once it’s all set up, find a new server to connect to a new location.
• All done! Your Mac IP address will now show a different country.

How to change region on MacBook Air

Step 1: Download a VPN for MacBook Air. NordVPN works well with all types of Macs.

Step 2: Complete the installation and registration process.

Step 3: Pick and connect to a server in a country of your choice.

Step 4: You’re all set!

How to change your Mac location without a VPN

Firstly, here’s how to manually change your network location on Mac:

Step 1: Open System Preferences from your Mac dock.

Step 2: Go to Network and find Locations at the top.

Step 3: Expand the dropdown menu and select Edit Locations.

Step 4: Press the Add button (+) and type the name of the location.

Step 5: Press Done and then save changes with the Apply button.

How do I change my Mac location to UK?

Use your computer to change your region In the menu bar at the top of the screen or the top of the iTunes window, click Account, then click View My Account. Sign in with your Apple ID. On the Account Information page, click Change Country or Region. Select your new country or region.

How do I change Mac location to US?

Use your computer to change your region In the menu bar at the top of the screen or the top of the iTunes window, click Account, then click View My Account. Sign in with your Apple ID. On the Account Information page, click Change Country or Region. Select your new country or region.

How do you change an IP address on a Mac?

1. Click the Apple logo and click System Preferences.
2. Click Network.
3. Click your current network and click Advanced.
4. Click the TCP/IP tab.
5. Choose Manually from IPv4.
6. Type a new IP Address.
7. Click OK and Apply.

How Does the Mac and Associated Applications Track My Location?

What does this mean? For example, if you’re trying to find a restaurant near your location, a third-party app will use the current location of your device to help you find the closest restaurants. Besides having the Location Service on, you will also need to permit every app for them to gather information on the location of your device.

Of course, you can disable Location Services whenever you want if you follow the steps below:

1. Go to “Settings.”

2. Click on “Privacy.”

3. Click on “Location Services.”

4. Here, you have two options: you can manually turn off location services for different applications, or you can turn them off for every app on your device.

Change Geolocation by hiding your IP address

If a website uses IP address to track your location instead, you can use a suitable web proxy, Smart DNS or VPN service to spoof your actual location on the Internet.

A web proxy is best for text and non-media based content, while a Smart DNS is ideal for unlocking multimedia streaming sites, as they route only a small portion of the entire network traffic through the unlocked zone. Most of the connections are direct, hence providing a faster and more reliable streaming experience

How to turn on Location Services on a Mac

Step 1st. Click on the Apple symbol in the upper left corner.

Step 2nd. Click on “System Preferences.”

Step 3td. Click on “Security & Privacy” in the top row.

Step 4th. Click on the “Privacy” tab.

Step 5th. Click on the padlock icon in the bottom corner of the window. You will be asked to authenticate by entering your computer ID and password.

Step 6th. You have now turned on your Mac’s location services.

Step 7th. If you want to turn location services off, you would follow the above steps, click the padlock and then uncheck the box next to “Enable Location Services.”

Step 8th. From this menu, you can also select which apps or services are able to use your Mac’s location.

How to change location on Firefox

1. Type about:config in your browser. A warning will pop up to tell you about the risk involved in altering the advanced settings. …
2. Look for the setting geo. enabled.
3. The value column should read “true.” Double click it to set it to “false.”

How to change location on Chrome

1. On your Android phone or tablet, say “Hey Google, open Assistant settings.” Or, go to Assistant settings.
2. Tap You. Your places.
3. Add, change, or delete an address.

How to change location on your Mac browser

1. Choose Apple Menu from your screen.
2. Open System Preferences, your Mac’s network preferences app that has the location menu item.
3. Click “Network.”
4. Open the dropdown menu to switch locations. …
5. Click “Add.”
6. Type in the name of the new location.
7. Click “Done.”