Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Keep your hard drive clean with Auto-Delete
by Brad Linder Nov 21st 2008 at 1:30PM
Earlier today we showed you how to keep your hard drive organized with tools to remove duplicate files and clean up your file and folder management system. But what if you want to just delete all the gunk you download and never use? That's what Auto Delete is for.This free Windows utility lets you automatically delete old files in a given folder. You can fine tune the settings to delete files that have been hanging out for a day, a year, or somewhere in between. Files can be moved to the recycle bin or permanently deleted. And you can choose whether to include subfolders or not.
It might be a good idea to set Auto Delete to monitor your web browser's default download directory. Odds are if you haven't moved a file out of that directory after a few weeks, you're not really going to use it and it's just taking up space on your hard drive.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tye said 2:34PM on 11-21-2008
From the look of those icons, it appears that the creator of "Autodelete" for Windows is a big Macintosh fan.
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Jash Sayani said 11:19AM on 11-22-2008
Hi Brad, I need a Disk Clean app for the Mac. I had 50 Gigs of Free space on my Mac and has reduced to 5 Gig. Haven't downloaded much.....
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Lee Mathews said 11:22AM on 11-22-2008
Jash, take a look at this posting on MacRumors' forum: http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-458042.html
ramon said 3:34PM on 11-22-2008
this is my first time here i ll coment later
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tantely said 2:55PM on 12-04-2008
From the look of those icons, it appears that the creator of "Autodelete" for Windows is a big Macintosh fan.
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