Downloads
The Downloads folder and the installers people leave in it.
2 entries in 1 group.
- Safe
- Its owner recreates it by itself when it needs it, and nothing you made is lost.
- Usually safe
- It can be recreated, but it takes a download, a reinstall or the tool's own command.
- Review first
- It's your own data, or hard to recreate. Decide item by item.
- Managed by macOS
- macOS manages it. It's never moved to the Trash.
Downloads
- Archives in DownloadsCompressed archives you downloaded, such as .zip files. Often you've already opened them and have the extracted copy.Review first~/
Downloads/ *.{zip,ZIP,tar,gz,tgz,bz2,xz,7z,rar} - Disk images and installer packages in DownloadsDisk images and installer packages you downloaded, often for apps you've already installed.Review first~/
Downloads/ *.{dmg,DMG,iso,ISO,pkg,PKG,mpkg,xip}