Q: I lost my downloads. Does anyone know how to find them?

Hey Linda,

Do you mean that the contents of your Downloads folder has disappeared? The easiest way to get any recently deleted files back would be to check your Trash and restore any of the desired files that are there. You can read more about doing this here: macOS Sierra: drag and drop.

Alternatively, you could restore the files from a Time Machine backup, if you have one. More on this here: macOS Sierra: Restore items backed up with Time Machine.

I hope that helps!

In the Finder, click on Finder in the top bar, and then on Preferences>Sidebar. Make sure that the Downloads folder is selected.

Cheers,

GB