I have deleted all the downloads but it is still showing 1.40Gb in downloads option in storage ,why?

once i cleared up 1.0gb then the next day i saw it says storage space running out .So i had to delete some of my apps and many other things.I have deleted all my downloads and junks still in the downloads option its showing 1.4gb .But when i go to downloads there is no file.

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Use a file manager app to look directly in the /Download directory -- do you see anything there? Sometimes, the Downloads app won't accurately show what's actually in the /Download directory.