Find what you downloaded
Find a file the moment after you download it.
Anything you download on a Mac goes to a folder called Downloads, unless you were asked where to put it.
Downloads is in the Finder sidebar, and at the right end of the Dock.
Key points
- Downloads is the folder every download lands in
- It is in the Finder sidebar and at the right end of the Dock
What to remember
- Downloading makes a copy on your own machine.
- Downloads is the first place to look.
Try this
Open Finder on your own Mac and press Downloads. Whatever is at the top arrived most recently.
Practice: Find what you downloaded. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.