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When we download content, our computer's store it in a specific place. By default, your Mac stores downloaded content from the Web in the Downloads folder. Access it via the Finder directly or through a browser. You can also change the default location for downloaded files.

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Recent files = Displays up to twenty files that you most recently opened. This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Recent files in Quick access in File Explorer for all users or only your account in Windows 10. When you hide or remove Recent files in Quick access, it will also clear its history. What is a download? How to download an app, file, or program from the Internet. Internet help and support. Available downloads. Recommended downloads; Computer drivers and software associated with hardware. Game updates downloads; Screen savers; Updates; Utilities; Windows; Hardware downloads; Internet downloads; Security. Default Download Folder. Many programs, including Microsoft products and most browsers, use the default Downloads folder on your computer. This folder is accessible via Windows Explorer.

By default in OS X Yosemite, downloaded content is stored in the Downloads folder in Finder. There are a few ways of accessing this folder.

From Finder

Open the Finder application. By default, the Downloads folder is displayed Finder's left sidebar. If you do not see the Downloads folder, click Finder in the menu bar and select Preferences. Select Sidebar and make sure that the Downloads option is checked.

Mar 28, 2020 Finding the location of recent downloads depends on the Web browser and operating system used on a computer. There are usually several different methods to locate recent downloads on a Mac or PC. Microsoft Edge v41 and earlier or Internet Explorer v9-11 on Windows 8-10.

From the Downloads Stack

A Downloads Stackis included as a part of the Dock unless you have disabled it and displays the contents of the Downloads folder. If you click on the Downloads Stack, it expands to show you individual file thumbnails. If you have many files stored in your Downloads folder, the Stack shows a handful of your most recently downloaded files with an Open in Finder option that takes you directly to the Downloads folder in Finder.

While files downloaded from Safari are stored in the Downloads folder by default, there is another way to view recent downloads from within the Safari browser. Click the down arrow icon next to the Safari address bar to display a list of recently downloaded files. If you are currently downloading files, this list displays a download progress bar next to each file.

Within the Downloads section of Safari, clicking Clear empties your downloads queue, but does not delete the actual files from your Mac. Downloads that have been cleared from within Safari can still be accessed from the Downloads folder or Downloads Stack.

Like Safari, Chrome has its own Downloads section. Select Window in the Chrome menu bar and then Downloads. Alternatively, typing 'chrome://downloads' into the address bar displays the same content. Chrome Downloads displays a list of downloaded files organized by most recent download. Selecting Open downloads folder displays the Downloads folder in Finder. Similar to Safari, selecting Clear all wipes the downloads list from the Chrome browser but does not delete the files from Finder.

Both Safari and Chrome allow you to change the default downloads file destination.

In Safari

Select Safari in the menu bar, choose Preferences and then select General. Next to the Save downloaded files to option, select the drop-down menu and click Other to display a Finder window, where you can select any folder or external drive as a new destination for files downloaded in Safari.

In Chrome

Select Chrome in the menu bar and then Preferences to open the Chrome Settings page. Scroll down and select Show advanced settings, then the Downloads category. Click the Change button to open a Finder window, where you can change Chrome's download destination. To be able to choose a destination folder for each download, enable the Ask where to save each file before downloading box.

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Downloaded files not showing up on the desktop though they still exist and take up space? Or downloads not showing up in the downloaded folder? Simply follow the methods here to check and view downloaded files in Windows 10/Mac. If you can't find the downloaded files anywhere, use a professional data recovery tool to recover the missing files without effort.

Q: My recent downloads are not showing in my download folder?

'When I download a file in Firefox, I see that it is downloading, but when I go into my desktop, I cannot find it after it has finished the download. Nor can I find the file in the download folder. I know the file has been downloaded because the computer shows space has been taken up. Where do I find my downloaded files? What is the default download location for files on Windows? Is there a fix in which I can get the files to be updated into my download folder?'

Quite a lot of users have this issue that downloaded files not showing up on the desktop or download folder without any sign. How to fix downloaded files not showing up on Windows 10 or Mac? On this page, you will find useful methods to deal with this problem.

Solutions to My Downloads Are Not Showing up

Why aren't my downloads showing up on the desktop or the download folder? When you lose track of the files you've downloaded with your web browser, you can go to check the default save locations of your web browser through the settings.

Fix Downloads Not Showing up on Windows 10

If you can't find the download file on desktoped in Windows 10, the fastest way to view your recent downloads in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera, is to press Ctrl+J on your keyboard. After you press the shortcut key combination, the Downloads window will open and display the recently downloaded files like the screenshot below. You can click 'Show in folder' to check the accurate save location.

To change the default storage location, go to 'Settings' > 'Downloads' > 'Location' > click 'Change' to complete. The approach is similar to change the location of files downloaded by other browsers.

Downloaded files not showing up on desktop?

If your files are actually stored on the desktop, but the downloaded files not showing up on the desktop, the direct cause may be that the computer hides the icon.

1. Right-click your mouse and click 'view'.

2. Select show desktop icons

3. Click refresh and check your downloaded files

The three steps above are the quickest way to fix downloaded files not showing up on the desktop. But sometimes this does not work so well; you can also find the missing files from the Downloads folder on your Windows: press the Windows key, type Downloads, and then press Enter.

Fix Downloads Not Showing up in the Download Folder on Mac

You can Pres ⌘+J on a Mac to open the Downloads interface in the web browser to check downloaded files. Also, you can use the same way on Windows computer to change the default save location of the web browser on Mac.

To change the default storage location in Safari:

Click the 'Settings' icon > 'Preferences'. Under the 'General' tab, click the 'Save downloaded files to' option to set the destination.

If none of the above methods can help you fix downloads not showing up issue and your downloaded files are still missing, there is still an effective way to restore downloaded files by using a data recovery application.

Recover Downloaded Files Not Showing up on Windows 10/Mac

When you can't find the downloaded file anywhere with anyway, the final useful way is resorting to EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. It is a versatile file recovery program that enables you to recover hidden, deleted, formatted easily, and virus-attack documents, photos, audios, videos, etc.

Besides, if the downloaded files are completely removed and not showing up anyhow, this EaseUS data recovery software allows you to recover permanently deleted files on Windows and Mac computer in three steps.

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Step 1. Choose the file location to scan.

Run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your computer. Choose the drive where you lost files and click 'Scan'. If you lost files were on an external storage device, connect it to your computer firstly.

Step 2. Scan the lost files.

The software will start immediately a quick scan for deleted files, and later a deep scan will launch to scan more lost files all over the selected drive. After the scan, you can use the Filter to quickly filter a specific file type.

Step 3. Preview and restore files.

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Double-click on a file allows for a full preview. Finally, select the desired files, click 'Recover' and browse a location to save all the files at once.

More Guides on View Downloaded Files

Some users don't know where to view downloads on Android phone and tablet, iPad, and iPhone, here are the related instructions.

How do I view and open downloaded files on Android?

You can find all the downloaded files on Android phones and tablets in an app, called Files or My Files. The downloaded files will be listed there in chronological order. The Files or My Files app is located in the app drawer. Open the app and tap the Downloads option to view downloaded files on your phone or tablet.

How do I find downloaded files on my iPhone?

Unlike Android devices that save the files in one place, on the iPad and iPhone, downloaded files are not saved or stored in a single location. They go to the corresponding apps on your iPhone or iPad.

For example, the downloaded photos will go to the Photos app; the synced songs will be saved in the Music app, the videos will be stored in the TV/Videos app, and more. If you don't know the exact location of a file, you can use a free iOS data manager to transfer, download, and organize files on your iPhone or iPad.

Recent Downloads On This Computer