diff --git a/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/test/io/asynctask/ProjectExportTaskTest.java b/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/test/io/asynctask/ProjectExportTaskTest.java
index fb1d2c39863..6d98910d340 100644
--- a/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/test/io/asynctask/ProjectExportTaskTest.java
+++ b/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/test/io/asynctask/ProjectExportTaskTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Catroid: An on-device visual programming system for Android devices
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2021 The Catrobat Team
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2022 The Catrobat Team
  * (<http://developer.catrobat.org/credits>)
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.CATROBAT_EXTENSION;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.CODE_XML_FILE_NAME;
-import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY;
+import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.UNDO_CODE_XML_FILE_NAME;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.io.asynctask.ProjectSaverKt.saveProjectSerial;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void exportProjectTest() {
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
 			projectZip = new File(Constants.CACHE_DIR, fileName);
 		} else {
-			projectZip = new File(EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY, fileName);
+			projectZip = new File(DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY, fileName);
 		}
 		Uri projectUri = Uri.fromFile(projectZip);
 		NotificationData notificationData = notificationManager
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		}
 		projectZip.delete();
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.Q
-				&& EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY.exists()) {
-			StorageOperations.deleteDir(EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY);
+				&& DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY.exists()) {
+			StorageOperations.deleteDir(DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/uiespresso/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsTest.java b/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/uiespresso/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsTest.java
index 11e26d5aaea..13dd4bea01e 100644
--- a/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/uiespresso/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsTest.java
+++ b/catroid/src/androidTest/java/org/catrobat/catroid/uiespresso/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.R.id.tab_layout;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.CATROBAT_EXTENSION;
-import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY;
+import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.Constants.DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.common.FlavoredConstants.DEFAULT_ROOT_DIRECTORY;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.uiespresso.ui.fragment.rvutils.RecyclerViewInteractionWrapper.onRecyclerView;
 import static org.catrobat.catroid.uiespresso.util.UiTestUtils.onToast;
@@ -314,27 +314,24 @@ public void uploadProject() {
 	public void saveExternal() throws IOException {
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
 
-			String doneToastText =
-					context.getString(
-							R.string.notification_save_project_to_external_storage_open,
-							EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY
-					) + "/" + PROJECT_NAME + CATROBAT_EXTENSION;
-
-			if (EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY.exists()) {
-				StorageOperations.deleteDir(EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY);
+			String pendingToastText =
+					context.getString(R.string.notification_save_project_to_external_storage_pending);
+			File externalProjectZip = new File(DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY,
+					project.getDirectory().getName() + CATROBAT_EXTENSION);
+			if (externalProjectZip.exists()) {
+				StorageOperations.deleteFile(externalProjectZip);
 			}
+			assertFalse(externalProjectZip.exists());
 
 			onView(withId(R.id.project_options_save_external))
 					.perform(ViewActions.scrollTo())
 					.perform(click());
 
-			onToast(withText(doneToastText))
+			onToast(withText(pendingToastText))
 					.check(matches(isDisplayed()));
 			onView(isRoot()).perform(CustomActions
 					.wait(DURATION_WAIT_FOR_ZIP_FILE_IN_MILLISECONDS));
 
-			File externalProjectZip = new File(EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY,
-					project.getDirectory().getName() + CATROBAT_EXTENSION);
 			assertTrue(externalProjectZip.exists());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/common/Constants.java b/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/common/Constants.java
index 886b0775359..8d21fb0c386 100644
--- a/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/common/Constants.java
+++ b/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/common/Constants.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Catroid: An on-device visual programming system for Android devices
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2021 The Catrobat Team
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2022 The Catrobat Team
  * (<http://developer.catrobat.org/credits>)
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public final class Constants {
 	public static final String POCKET_CODE_EXTERNAL_EXPORT_STORAGE_FOLDER_NAME = "Catrobat";
 	public static final File EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY = new File(
 			Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), POCKET_CODE_EXTERNAL_EXPORT_STORAGE_FOLDER_NAME);
-
+	public static final File DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY =
+			new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), "");
 	public static final String CATROBAT_EXTENSION = ".catrobat";
 	public static final String ZIP_EXTENSION = ".zip";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_IMAGE_EXTENSION = ".png";
diff --git a/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsFragment.kt b/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsFragment.kt
index 1f8b70cea25..ab8e85ea7ba 100644
--- a/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsFragment.kt
+++ b/catroid/src/main/java/org/catrobat/catroid/ui/fragment/ProjectOptionsFragment.kt
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ class ProjectOptionsFragment : Fragment() {
         ) {
             override fun task() {
                 val fileName = project?.name + Constants.CATROBAT_EXTENSION
-                val projectZip = File(Constants.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY, fileName)
-                Constants.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY.mkdirs()
-                if (!Constants.EXTERNAL_STORAGE_ROOT_EXPORT_DIRECTORY.isDirectory) {
+                val projectZip = File(Constants.DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY, fileName)
+                Constants.DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY.mkdirs()
+                if (!Constants.DOWNLOAD_DIRECTORY.isDirectory) {
                     return
                 }
                 if (projectZip.exists()) {