Location of download file

For iPadOS13/14...

Settings > Safari > Downloads >

From the Files App sidebar, the Downloads folder is initially configured to appear in Favourites category - and will remain unless deleted; if deleted, it can be re-added:

Unless you have changed the location, any download usually goes into your Download folder (in the dock) as a temporary "holding" place. You can take it out, file it somewhere else, or whatever you'd like to do with it.

Are you asking about the iPad shown in your equipment line, or some other Apple device?

iPads handle downloads very differently from Mac computers. As we can neither see nor touch you tech gear, we must rely on your written description to be able to give specific advice.

There is no download folder on your iPad (I thought you were referring to a Mac); your downloads could be in Files or Photos for instance. Where are you downloading from - the Mail app or a website or ??

Well, there is a Downloads folder in iOS/iPadOS devices - the default location of which is set in the device Settings. This folder can usually be found, by name, in the Favourites list

However, this folder is generally only used for file-types that are not associated with an installed App.

The OP might try using the Search function to locate either the folder or individually downloaded files by name. Simply swipe-downwards with a finger on any empty location on the iPad screen (avoiding the corners or extreme edges).

Interesting - so I've looked through all the Settings categories and I am unable to find either a Downloads folder or Favorites. Would you mind posting the file path to it - thanks. (FWIW, I have no downloads except iOS or apps updates, so there is nothing to search for).

good point - missed that!

Thanks - learned something new as I've never used the Files app (I found it in a folder I created grouping apps I don't use, LOL); nor do I have anything in the Safari downloads either.