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when I download files from google drive, they zip and then it says they have downloaded but they disappear.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.4
Under Normal operations - files downloaded will appearing in the Downloads folder appearing in the Dock of this computer
That is unless the user has purposely change the location from Downloads to another location on the computer
The icon just Left of Trash ( Bin )
In which case, the previous suggestion should help
One thing you can do is to download and install the free Find Any File app. Then when you download, note the filenames. Once the files are downloaded, use FAF to locate them.
https://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/
downloads from google drive disappear
