empty dl and trash +daily
I keep a simple home directory, and to ensure my downloads never get out of hand, I process them each day.
That means I go in and move each file into ~/docs or I delete it. And I empty the trash cache in GNOME to reclaim storage space.
I use ~/dl for the following:
- download files from one site to upload to another site
- save screenshots of websites
- read “office docs” paying clients send to me because they live 10 years ago
- invoices, receipts, et al
- huge disk images (800mb+)
That’s it. My downloads is a temporary space, as I use it. Nothing stays there, and yet I collect thousands of files there if I don’t take care of it. As it is, I rarely have to move or delete more than a few files a day. 