Steinberg Download Assistant unable to start

Try this, if it still only concerns the SDA:

JUST A DISCLAIMER > DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK

Open Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
Browse to the location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\net
Select the Steinberg entry and export it (as a backup)
Then delete the key then close the Registry editor and open SDA again. It should now set the download path to the default location.