Downloaded files aren't on my computer (searched everywhere)

Hi,
I am having trouble with some PDF files I downloaded.
Completely downloaded about 12 files I needed, but from the download viewer I only moved the 4 I needed to work with into a folder. I figured the rest were stored in some temporary folder and would later be accessible.
However, they are nowhere on my computer.
Interestingly, I don't have this problem with recent image and font files I downloaded.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
- Aaron

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