Downloads folder disappeared from the desktop?

Hello!
Mavericks user here. Today I was trying to find the downloads folder, you know the folder where all newly downloaded files end up on the right lower border of the screen, and are beautifully filed with the newest download at the bottom.
So for some reason I moved the folder to finder, and it disappeared from the desktop. It is not in finder either. When I searched for it on finder I found the folder again, putted it back on the desktop, but now the downloads are ordered alpahabetically when I download a new file, it looks different.
How do I restore the folder on the desktop in such a way the the newest files come at the bottom?
Thanks a lot in advance!

gitarnoob wrote:
Hello!
putted it back on the desktop,
Do you mean in your Dock?
If so, right-click (CTRL-click) > Sort by > Date Added
If you mean you actuall moved it to your Desktop or created and alias then open the folder, Click the Arrange icon:
and select Date Added

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