My Download folder no longer shows downloaded files

I have a MacBook. I changed nothing that I know of. Suddenly when I download files they say they're going to the Download folder but when I open the folder to retrieve (or clean out) old files, there's nothing visible. It appears the file is empty.
I have no other option to choose from while downloading. They just automatically go to the folder. Yet the folder's empty.
What am I doing wrong? Where are the files?
I do NOT have a Download folder in my deck. (Never have.)
How do I fix this? (I need to download files from work and many of them don't allow me to "Save" as.
Any help here?
Thanks!

Hi ...
Assuming you are using Safari ... might be a corrupted preference file (.plist)
Quit Safari if it's open.
Go to ~/Library/Safari
Move the Downloads.plist file from the Safari folder to the Trash.
Relaunch Safari. Try downloading a file.
~ (Tilde) character represents the Home folder.

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