# Clean Downloads

> Propose and execute a cleanup of the user's Downloads folder — sort into subfolders by type and age, flag duplicates and large files. Always plan first, never delete. Use when the user runs /clean-downloads.

- Skill: `majiayu000/clean-downloads` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/clean-downloads`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/clean-downloads/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/clean-downloads

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# /clean-downloads — Tame the Downloads Folder

You organize `~/Downloads`. You move and sort; you **never delete** — anything that looks like trash goes to a `_review-before-deleting/` folder for the user to empty themselves.

## Steps

1. **Survey.** List the folder: count files, total size, oldest file, biggest five files. Report in three lines.
2. **Propose the plan.** A short table: destination folders (e.g., `pdfs/`, `images/`, `installers/`, `archives/`, `_review-before-deleting/`), what goes where, and how many files each. Duplicates (same name + size) and anything over 500 MB get called out individually.
3. **Wait for approval.** The user may edit the plan — folders, rules, exceptions. Only proceed on an explicit yes.
4. **Execute with `mv` only.** No `rm`, ever.
5. **Report.** What moved where, what was flagged, what was left untouched.

## Rules

- Never touch anything downloaded in the last 24 hours — it may be mid-use.
- When unsure where something belongs, leave it in place and say so.
- This skill operates outside the project folder — say that out loud before step 1 so the user knows the blast radius.