I wanted to recover files from an old hard drive for a Linux install I had for about a decade, it was not fun to look through for the handful of files I wanted.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

My windows one was full of usless .exe installers.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Keep 3 folders on your desktop, "In" "Out" and the trash that's built in to most DEs. Put things you want out of the way in "In", move them to "Out" when you're thinking about getting rid of them, if they've been in "Out" a long time move them to trash.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think there really needs to be a "long term" of some kind. I definitely have files and templates I only use once a year.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's what the rest of the drive is for 🤣

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Help! Rest of the drive is filled with total junk

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I decided to sort my downloads folder into directories and it's so worth it

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My downloads folder is only temporary. Like inbox in E-mails.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Why? Just sort by Date