This is how you can configure Windows Cleanup to not destroy the Downloads folder while you "clean" your PC

If you are one of those who want to have your computer always well organized, surely a tool such as Windows space cleaner is not unknown. With this function we can eliminate occupied storage space in Windows 10 and also establish that the equipment do it autonomously

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But Cleanup has its mysteries, in the form of two different interfaces, if we access it through Settings or if we do pulling the old Control Panel.And while in the latter we will not have a problem in the configuration, we will have to be more careful in the most current interface, careful if we do not want the liberator to take away the contents of the Downloads folder "

Control Panel Cleanup

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If we access Cleanup through the Control Panel we will see the classic interface with a series of boxes to check or uncheck to our desires and needs. Boxes among which is not the one referring to the Downloads folder, so we can activate them all without fear of losing sensitive content."

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When Cleanup detects that we&39;re running out of hard drive space, it proceeds to earn some valuable megabytes or gigabytes by deleting unnecessary files.And if we configure this tool in this section, the Downloads> folder. Sections such as junk files, recycle bin, temporary Internet files, thumbnails... will be affected"

Setup Cleanup

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But the story is quite different if we access through the Settings panel, because in a much better integrated interface in Windows 10, we did find a check box corresponding to the Downloads folder. This means that this space can also be cleaned up when Cleanup detects that storage capacity is running out."

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Just access the path Settings and once inside select System and then StorageWe will have access to all the Space Cleanup options, a function that is deactivated by default and in which we can mark the options to carry out the cleaning."

The first refers to deleting temporary files that are not used by applications. We can mark a certain time.

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If we look closely, one of these sections is the one corresponding to Downloads, so we must be careful not to mark it if we don&39;t we want to get an unforeseen scare at the most inopportune moment."

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We can choose if we want the content of the Downloads folder to be deleted after a certain time that we mark in the drop-down box that appears when click on never, the option that is marked. This is where we must be especially careful."