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I want to know the directory where the uploaded files are kept.

Seems they are stored in the DB.

check the url and download it
view the sourceof the downloadable link or if you're using chrome
hit control+j to view recent downloads
if you look under the clickable directory you'll see the directory of it
chances are that the downloads are in a hidden folder that require high permissions

/uploads/ by default.

Thanks but aren't they stored as it is? I find .attach files containing binary code in them.
One user had made a post and attached a file. Later he removed the post(with attachment).
From database backup I could retrieve the post on localhost.
But how do get the attachment from the live site file location?

If it's deleted then it's deleted. Unless you have a backup of your files too, you can't retrieve it.

Thanks, seems I've backup of files too. But how do I locate a file within .attach?
I'm looking for one doc : ..complaints.docx. In which file will it be stored and how do I extract it then?

I'm not 100% sure on the columns in mybb_attachments, but there should be one that has the actual file name.