Where Did My PDF Go? How to Find and Re-Download Files You've Processed
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Closed the tab before downloading? You're not out of luck
It happens constantly: you compress or merge a PDF, get pulled away before hitting download, and come back to a closed tab and no obvious way to get the result back. If you were signed in when you ran the tool, the file isn't gone — it's sitting in Files, ready to re-download.
Find every file you've processed in one place
The Files page (in the mobile bottom nav, and next to Workflows in the desktop menu once you're signed in) lists every tool result tied to your account — merges, compressions, signed documents, conversions, all of it — newest first, with the tool name and timestamp for each.
Each entry has its own download and delete buttons. Download re-generates a fresh, valid link on demand rather than reusing a link that may have already expired, so it works even if you're opening the page hours after the original run.
Files aren't kept forever
Processed results are automatically deleted 24 hours after creation, matching the same auto-delete policy shown on every tool page — nothing lingers on the server indefinitely. If you need to keep a result long-term, download it and save it somewhere of your own soon after processing rather than treating Files as permanent storage.
Sign in to keep a history at all
This history is tied to your account specifically — guest tool runs (no sign-in) aren't tracked anywhere and can't be recovered once the tab closes, since there's no account to attach them to. If you routinely process documents you might need to revisit, signing in before you start is the difference between a recoverable mistake and a re-upload.