To locate your downloads on different devices, follow these steps:
On an iPhone or iPad:
- Get the Files app open.
- Click on the Browse tab.
- On iCloud Drive, tap.
- To view the files you’ve downloaded, tap the Downloads folder.
- Click the Page Settings button in Safari, next to the search field.
- Press the Downloads icon.
On a Samsung Android device:
- To access it, either open the Samsung folder or open the app drawer and select the My Files icon.
- Select Downloads from the Categories menu.
- Pull out the app drawer, then select the Files app.
- If it’s not open already, select Browse, then select the Downloads area.
- Slide open the app drawer.
On an Android device:
- On your phone, open the file manager (it will have a name similar to Downloads, File manager, or My files).
- Choose the file folder called Downloads.
- Open the Netflix app to locate downloads.
- In the lower-right corner, tap the Downloads button. To uninstall a Netflix download, tap the highlighted button and select Delete download.
Now, let’s find out where to look for downloads on your Android device.
On an Android device, downloads are located in File Manager or My Files. These applications are available in your Android device’s app drawer. To access all of your downloaded files, go to the Downloads folder in My Files or File Manager. You can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access the Android app drawer. By tapping the app drawer’s icon on the home screen, you can also access it. Click or tap FILE MANAGER or MY FILES. In the My Files application, select DOWNLOADS.
Next, let’s investigate how to open a downloaded file.
To open a downloaded file on your computer, follow these steps:
- Examine the download folder. Every user’s default download location for the majority of programs is the Downloads folder that comes with Windows.
- If you use a lot of different programs, your downloads may have become a little dispersed. The Documents/My Documents folder and your desktop are two other common locations for your downloads to show up.
- If you know the name of the downloaded file, you can easily open it by searching for it. To begin typing the file name, press ⊞ Win. It should show up in the search results.
- In Chrome, you can access a list of your most recent downloads by hitting the Ctrl+J (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+J (Mac) keys, or by clicking the Menu button (☰) and choosing Downloads.
- Chrome keeps download history for a few weeks until it is cleared. Any item in the list that you click will try to open (assuming it is still there). Alternatively, you can open the folder with that specific file selected by clicking the "Show in folder" link.
Finally, let’s find out why you can’t see all of your downloads.
On your computer, files, installers, and other content that you have downloaded from the Internet go in the Downloads folder. Unless you specifically choose a different location for downloaded files to be stored, anything you download or save from the Internet usually ends up automatically stored in the Downloads folder.
One possible solution to the issue of "downloads not showing up in the Downloads folder" is to move the Downloads folder from its default location or delete files by mistake. If you discover that the downloads are not appearing in the Downloads folder, you can check the default storage location of the downloaded files by opening a browser such as Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.
If you are unable to locate your downloaded files on your computer or in the browser, you can attempt to recover them using specialized data recovery software. The best free data recovery program that is worthwhile to try is MiniTool Power Data Recovery.
If the existing Downloads path is inaccurate or unavailable, you can reset the Downloads folder’s location to its original location to solve the issue of "downloads not showing up in the Downloads folder".