How messy is your downloads folder?

[Sic]

This may seem like it, but it's not a "post a picture of your downloads folder". I'm really not that sad. It's an invitation to clean it up using Hazel.

If you're anything like me - constantly downloading freeware/images/icons/hardcore porn, your downloads folder is a state. Hazel allows you to monitor specific folders and put all your junk where it's supposed to go. I'm going to buy myself a copy when I'm not so poor. You probably should too.

 

[J1234]

Cool, looks good!

Although I always empty mine, can't stand it looking scruffy

 

[AJUK]

I have been using Hazel for years, a really excellent app.

Don't forget to enable App Sweep under the Trash preference pane to clean up all those folders and lists etc. following dragging an app to the Trash.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I've been doing a simular thing with AppleScript for a while.

Make a script that automatically "sees" a particular file type in the download folder, and it will move it to the according folder.

For example, any .jpg, .jpeg, .GIF or .PNG automatically gets moved to my Pictures folder, same with video files and music respectively.

 

[ichabod crane]

tidy cos im anal

 

[theheyes]

Out of sight, out of mind for me. Annoying when it clutters your desktop but I soon sorted that out with a Download folder in Tiger. Bit better in Leopard with the default Download folder and stack.

 

[WotDa]

It's not, it's as tidy as the rest of my MBP.

 

[Will_3rd]

Usually move the files manually to wherever I put them, but there are some things knocking about in there

But pretty tidy overall

 

[Aspect]

That looks pretty cool.

 

[wesley]

very nice, is there similar one for windows? lol

 

[Fillado]

Thanks to the Downloads folder in Leopard it's a mess!

I used to have everything go onto the desktop but it would annoy me so i'd just put it away in its right place after a while.