The uploaded file in laravel project can not be downloaded

please i need your help in this i successed in uploading file in laravel project,i saved the file name and path in database, but in another view when trying to downloaded it, its appear in the bottom of chrome browser but with message that " can not find the file"

the file path is C:\xampp\htdocs\my_project_name\storage\app\uploads

the code in the view

  <th> <a href="{{$dou->dep_path}}" download="{{$dou->File_name}}">
                                <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
                                    <i class="fa fa-download">
                                      Download
                                    </i> </button>
                            </a>