This reminds me that my Downloads folder is like the attic. I don’t fear ls -a in ~, but I fear what I will find if I wander into Downloads unprepared.
Dolphin has a built in filter bar that you can enable, so I just start typing the thing. I know we’re talking command line, but I mostly interact with files through Dolphin
I probably would miss it because I look for stuff sometimes (with everything search for example) and am shocked to still find interesting stuff there I forgot to sort in.
I thought about updating my script to look up the hashes of files on virus total and if it’s some well know file (many uploads/checks) it’s probably something I could re-download easily and can be safely nuked.
This reminds me that my
Downloadsfolder is like the attic. I don’t fearls -ain~, but I fear what I will find if I wander intoDownloadsunprepared.I constantly clear downloads, idk how people can stand the clutter every time they want to find something
Sort by date and at least vaguely remember when I downloaded it.
Its like archaeology
there are some directories in my machines i consider ephemeral.
Downloadsand~/tempshould be able to be deleted with no real consequenceshttps://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings/
Dolphin has a built in filter bar that you can enable, so I just start typing the thing. I know we’re talking command line, but I mostly interact with files through Dolphin
I have a script that sorts old downloads into folders by year and month. I’m afraid to open the folders but also don’t want to delete them 🤣
nuke it, you (probably) won’t miss it
I probably would miss it because I look for stuff sometimes (with everything search for example) and am shocked to still find interesting stuff there I forgot to sort in.
I thought about updating my script to look up the hashes of files on virus total and if it’s some well know file (many uploads/checks) it’s probably something I could re-download easily and can be safely nuked.