This is set to auto-delete everything in it weekly. I had a chronic problem where small files that were useful for some minor task or another from months or years ago would clutter up everything. This was my “elegant” solution to the problem and it’s served me well for years, because it gave me an actual incentive to put my finished work in a sensible place.
Although now that I think about it, it would be a better idea for it to only delete files that haven’t been touched for a week, rather than wiping everything all at once on a Saturday ..
Although now that I think about it, it would be a better idea for it to only delete files that haven’t been touched for a week, rather than wiping everything all at once on a Saturday ..
The Linux program tmpreaper will do this. It can be made into a cron job. I’ve got mine set for 30 days.
I have a folder that I do my short term work in:
D:/stupid shit that I can’t wait to get rid of
This is set to auto-delete everything in it weekly. I had a chronic problem where small files that were useful for some minor task or another from months or years ago would clutter up everything. This was my “elegant” solution to the problem and it’s served me well for years, because it gave me an actual incentive to put my finished work in a sensible place.
Although now that I think about it, it would be a better idea for it to only delete files that haven’t been touched for a week, rather than wiping everything all at once on a Saturday ..
The Linux program
tmpreaperwill do this. It can be made into a cron job. I’ve got mine set for 30 days.That’s an interesting way to force yourself to organize things, or at least pay attention to them. I might try this.