How to find documents downloaded on the Mobile: Quick guide
When it comes to mobile phones, the most elementary or basic things we do on computers are often not as easy or straightforward, if you are a inexperienced user in handling mobile operating systems. For this reason, we constantly offer you various guides on different topics, such as How to empty the trash on Android and iOS phones manually, without the need to install third-party apps for this purpose; in order to offer methods and solutions to countless tasks or actions on various mobile devices.
For this reason, and to continue contributing with more publications (news, guides and tutorials) timely and effective for those users who are not so advanced in handling smartphones, today we bring you a new quick guide where we will explore how to «find downloaded documents on mobile»Either a computer with the Android or iOS operating system.
But, before starting, it is worth highlighting this topic 2 important things. The first is that, at the mobile level, everything that is downloaded from the Internet is stored by default, in the same place, that is, the Downloads folder. Therefore, it is considered the default place in the file system that must fill up as we download more and more office and multimedia content.
And secondly, as a consequence of the first, we must as good computer practice be supervising the content of it to free up space, avoid slowing down the operating system and protect ourselves from probable malicious files that may have been downloaded inadvertently or not.
How to find documents downloaded on the mobile?
How to find downloaded documents on Android mobile
Assuming that we have previously downloaded one or more document files or other types of format, and that because it is a smartphone with the Android operating system We already have the default Google app to explore the device's file system, that is, the file explorer named “Files” (Files); The few and simple steps necessary to find documents downloaded to the mobile would be the following:
- We unlock our Android mobile.
- We open the Google Files application.
- We verified that, at the bottom of the screen, the “Explore” icon is marked.
- If the above is correct, we will see the "Categories" section and we must press the "Downloads" button.
- Once this is done, we will see all the contents of said folder. And by pressing on each file we can view it, play it or run it with the predefined application for it. However, by clicking on the options menu (button represented by 3 vertical dots at the end of the left side of each file) we can access different options for each one according to its format.
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Finally, it is worth clarifying that all Other folders located in the “Categories” section they contain both the files downloaded (stored) directly from the Internet and from the various applications, but separated by type of files or applications.
On an iOS smart device
In this case, the simplest and default way of manage to see the Downloads folder in iOS, which is by default, where they are saved all documents and other types of files from Internet downloads, is through the app Files.
For this reason, the fastest way or method is to run said application, and then use the top search bar, and write inside it, the word . In this way, we can view said Download folder on screen, and we can directly access all the files that are stored inside.
The iOS Files app lets you access and organize your files no matter where they're stored—local device, the cloud, a file server, or an external drive. The “Recents” view shows the files you've been working on recently in high-resolution thumbnails. Whereas, the “Advanced” view allows you to browse folders, organize files with tags, move them to another folder, and perform searches. Files app in the Apple Store
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In short, on both Android and iOS, searching and «find our documents downloaded on the mobile» in the most direct and simple way possible, it is not only something easy, but it does not require complex steps.
And, in both cases, the ideal or recommended is to use the usual or default file explorer. Since by default, for example, in Android, the Google file explorer called "Files" (Files) It is by itself an excellent application of that type. This allows not only to easily and quickly explore the Download folder, but also clean device from downloaded unwanted files, and even sending files and apps to third parties, by various means.