iPhone 和 iPad 上的大多数应用程序都可以通过互联网无缝连接和运行。无论您是通过Netflix观看内容、在Spotify上放松听歌曲，还是处理Google Docs文档，您都无需在本地下载任何内容。
但是文件下载仍然非常有用。您可以随时访问它们而无需依赖稳定的连接，并且您也不必担心在移动时使用移动带宽。
下面，您将了解最有可能在 iPhone 或 iPad 上查找下载文件（如文档、照片和视频）的位置。
查看文件应用程序内部
iPhone 和 iPad 的Files应用程序（在 iOS 11 中首次亮相）是一个基本的文件管理器，可让您管理 iCloud 和第三方云存储服务，例如Google Drive和Dropbox。它还提供了一个标记为On My iPhone / iPad的位置，允许以某种有限的形式存储本地文件。
用户和在 iPhone 和 iPad 上运行的应用程序都可以利用文件(Files)应用程序来保存数据。通常，当您要查找浏览器启动的下载或使用“保存到文件(Save to Files)共享表”选项手动保存的文件时，您应该查看它。
例如，您可以在 iCloud Drive内的(Drive)Downloads文件夹下找到您的Safari下载。只需(Simply)打开文件(Files)应用程序并点击iCloud Drive >下载(Downloads)即可到达那里。Safari下载的内容也会重新上传到 iCloud，以便您也可以在其他Apple设备上访问它们。
如果您使用第三方网络浏览器，例如Google Chrome或Firefox，您会在离线On My iPhone / iPad位置下找到文件下载。下载文件夹通常与浏览器的名称相同，因此您应该可以轻松找到它。
您还可以将 Safari 的下载位置更改为On My iPhone / iPad。转到设置(Settings)> Safari，然后选择在我的 iPhone( On My iPhone)作为下载位置。这样可以使下载保持离线，不会浪费带宽，并有助于节省 iCloud 存储空间(conserve iCloud storage)。
除了浏览器，您还可能会发现其他应用程序（例如Apple Pages）在(Apple Pages—storing)iCloud Drive或On My iPhone / iPad中离线存储文件副本。
如果您在查找下载的文件时遇到困难，可以尝试通过点击“文件”(Files)应用顶部的“搜索”字段来搜索它。(Search)如果您不记得确切的名称，您可以按文件类型搜索它——例如，键入PDF并选择PDF 文档(PDF document)以仅过滤和搜索PDF文档。
找到下载后，您可以点击以在“文件”(Files)应用中预览它。您还可以长按一个项目以调出各种上下文菜单选项——共享(Share)、删除(Delete)、移动(Move)等。
检查应用程序中的下载
文件(Files)应用程序不能作为 iPhone 和 iPad 上所有内容的中央文件管理器。某些应用程序（例如电视、音乐(Music)或YouTube应用程序）使用隐藏的内部存储区域来存储文件。它们对用户不可见，因此您无法访问原始形式的文件，除非您使用相关应用程序本身打开和查看它们。
例如，在Apple TV 中，您可以在Library > Downloaded下找到下载的视频和节目。苹果音乐(Apple Music)也是如此。你只能播放它们——你不能将这些文件转移或移动到别处或使用其他应用程序来访问它们。
在浏览用户界面几秒钟后，很容易找到应用程序的“下载”部分。(Downloads)您还应该找到删除下载的选项。某些应用程序不会提供单独的下载部分，而只是在文件名旁边使用状态符号（例如复选标记）来表示。
Web浏览器还带有内置的下载列表或查看器。例如，在Safari和Firefox中，您可以分别点击地址栏右侧或屏幕底部的“下载”图标来查看下载列表。(Downloads)
浏览照片应用程序
当您使用网络浏览器或社交媒体应用查看照片时，通常可以使用“保存(Save)”或“添加到照片(Add to Photos)”长按上下文菜单选项将其下载到 iPhone。这也延伸到音频和视频剪辑。然后，您可以在 iPhone 的“照片”应用程序的“(Photos)最近(Recents)”相册中找到它们。
某些社交媒体应用程序（例如WhatsApp）会自动创建包含您已将其配置为下载的多媒体项目的相册。您可以在“相册”(Albums)选项卡下找到它们。
如果您在“照片(Photos)”应用中找不到下载的项目，请切换到“搜索”(Search )选项卡并尝试搜索。
通过 iPhone 存储管理文件
如果您希望删除本地股票应用程序（例如消息）中下载的项目，您可以使用“设置”应用程序中的 iPhone/iPad(Settings)存储(Storage)页面来删除它们。这是快速释放 iPhone 存储空间(free up storage on the iPhone)的好方法。
前往“设置”(Settings) > “通用(General)” > “ iPhone 存储(iPhone Storage)” 。然后，选择一个应用程序（您也可以使用搜索(Search)图标按名称过滤应用程序），您通常会在其中找到任何与之相关的下载。然后，您可以向右滑动项目并将其删除。
您可能还会在 iPhone/iPad存储(Storage)屏幕顶部看到可用于删除大型视频文件或信息应用程序附件的存储建议。
你不会找到一切
与桌面设备不同，您无法完全控制 iPhone 或 iPad 上的下载项目。你会发现下载的文件散落在你的 iPhone 或 iPad 上，而且很容易丢失。
iOS 和 iPadOS（尤其是后者具有类似 MacBook 的潜力）都需要为用户提供对内部存储的更多控制权。随着文件(Files)应用程序的使用，这很可能会发生，但只会在未来的系统软件迭代中逐渐发生。
How to Find Downloaded Files on iPhone or iPad
Moѕt apps on the iPhone and iPad connect and work seamlessly over the internet. Whether you’re watching something over Netflix, chilling out to songs on Spotify, or working on a Google Docs document, you don’t have to download anything locally.
But file downloads are still enormously useful. You can access them at any time without relying on a stable connection, and you don’t have to worry about using mobile bandwidth while on the move either.
Below, you’ll learn about the most likely places that you should look for to find downloaded files such as documents, photos, and videos on the iPhone or iPad.
Look Inside The Files App
The iPhone and the iPad’s Files app—which made its debut in iOS 11—is a basic file manager that allows you to manage iCloud and third-party cloud-storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox. It also provides a location—labeled On My iPhone/iPad—that allows for local file storage in a somewhat limited form.
Both the user and the apps that run on the iPhone and iPad can take advantage of the Files app to save data. Typically, it’s where you should look when you want to locate a browser-initiated download or a file that you saved manually using the Save to Files Share Sheet option.
For instance, you can find your Safari downloads under the Downloads folder inside iCloud Drive. Simply open the Files app and tap iCloud Drive > Downloads to get there. Safari downloads also re-upload to iCloud so that you can access them on other Apple devices as well.
If you use a third-party web browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox, you’ll find file downloads under the offline On My iPhone/iPad location. The download folder generally takes the same name as the browser’s, so you shouldn’t have any trouble spotting it.
You can also change Safari’s download location to On My iPhone/iPad. Go to Settings > Safari and pick On My iPhone as the download location. That keeps the downloads offline, doesn’t waste bandwidth, and helps conserve iCloud storage.
Browsers aside, you may also find other apps—such as Apple Pages—storing file copies offline inside iCloud Drive or On My iPhone/iPad.
If you have difficulty finding a downloaded file, you can try searching for it by tapping the Search field at the top of the Files app. In case you can’t remember the exact name, you can search for it by file type—for example, type PDF and select PDF document to filter and search PDF documents only.
After locating a download, you can tap to preview it in the Files app. You can also long-press an item to bring up various contextual menu options—Share, Delete, Move, etc.
Check for Downloads in Apps
The Files app doesn’t function as a central file manager for everything on the iPhone and iPad. Some apps, such as the TV, Music, or YouTube apps, use hidden internal storage areas to store files. They aren’t visible to the user, so you can’t access the files in their raw form unless you use the relevant app itself to open and view them.
In Apple TV, for example, you can find downloaded videos and shows under Library > Downloaded. The same goes for Apple Music. You can only play them—you can’t shift or move these files elsewhere or use another app to access them.
It’s pretty easy to find the Downloads section of an app after digging around the user interface for several seconds. You should also find options to delete downloads. Some apps won’t feature a separate section for downloads but simply use a status symbol—such as a checkmark—next to the file names to denote that.
Web browsers also come with built-in download lists or viewers. For example, in Safari and Firefox, you can view a list of downloads by tapping the Downloads icon to the address bar’s right side or the bottom of the screen, respectively.
Go Through the Photos App
When you view a photo using a web browser or social media app, you can usually download it to your iPhone using the Save or Add to Photos long-press contextual menu options. That also extends to audio and video clips. You can then find them within the Recents album on your iPhone’s Photos app.
Some social media apps, such as WhatsApp, auto-create albums that contain multimedia items you’ve configured them to download. You’ll find them under the Albums tab.
If you have trouble finding a downloaded item within the Photos app, switch to the Search tab and try searching for it.
Manage Files via iPhone Storage
If you’re looking to delete downloaded items in native stock apps (such as Messages), you can use the iPhone/iPad Storage page within the Settings app to get rid of them. It’s a great way to free up storage on the iPhone quickly.
Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage. Then, pick an app (you can also use the Search icon to filter apps by name), and you’ll usually find any downloads related to it inside. You can then swipe items to the right and delete them.
You may also see storage recommendations that you can use to remove large video files or Messages app attachments to the top of the iPhone/iPad Storage screen.
You Won’t Find Everything
Unlike desktop devices, you don’t have absolute control over downloaded items on the iPhone or iPad. You’ll find downloaded files scattered everywhere on your iPhone or iPad, and it’s easy to lose track.
Both iOS and iPadOS—especially the latter with its MacBook-like potential—needs to provide users more control over the internal storage. With the Files app in play, that’s likely to happen, but only gradually throughout future system software iterations.
