My old schoolteachers (1949-55) had the right attitude and imparted it to me...
You WILL obey!
I got very cross with Microsoft creating "default" locations for my stuff, buried deep where I couldn't find them. I set up my own locations: Drive I for Internet, folder "Downloads". I managed to persuade Windows that no other place exists where downloads may go. It works well.
E-mail likewise goes in I:/Mail rather than umpty levels down on C: