When I download a file I can't find it - ANYWHERE. I have changed settings, destinations, etc. it just disappears. How to fix??

I had to uninstall my McAfee virus software and when I went to download to reinstall the saved/download file just disappears. I have changed settings per some previous posts, I have tried new destinations on my computer, I have restarted, I have disabled all add-ons, nothing seems to work. I have tried to install a new browser (Google Chrome) just to see if that works but I can't install that either since the download file disappears and I can't install anything! I even ran a search of my C: drive looking for any and all files that I have downloaded in last 2 days and it doesn't find anything. The saves are just going into the abyss! What can I do? How can I fix?

You mention changing some settings. What were they?
You could try turning off integrated virus scanning. This assumes that you have real-time virus scanning of files added to the file system via McAfee or another product.
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''scan''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click '''browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone''' to toggle its value.
Besides the obvious -- that this setting points your AV software at the file -- it also marks the file as sourced from the web, which causes Windows to apply certain security restrictions to the file. If you find that this change resolves the issue, the file disappearance might have been due to your IE security settings for the Internet zone.

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