Deleting files in the Downloads folder, what happens to them?

hey

All the stuff in my Downloads folder takes up almost 8GB

That's why I wanted to delete it, but I downloaded CC stuff for Sims (which I saved in a separate folder). Will it be deleted from these folders too?

And what happens to the downloaded games in the Downloads folder that I haven't saved anywhere else?

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HelferGut87
2 years ago

Hello Milli469,

all files in your download folder that you mark and delete are first pushed into the recycle bin.

If you make a right-click on the recycle bin then you can choose “Delete Recycle Bin” and then the files are finally deleted and you have more storage space.

Otherwise you can uninstall or uninstall the games seperat, for example in your Windows under Programs.

Casiopaia1962
1 year ago

1.) what happens with this? –> All files land in a recycle bin and can be restored from there. In order to save space, you must also delete it in the recycle bin, otherwise you do not save a storage space. If you have enough space, and still a mechanical hard drive, then I would leave those files on it, because when deleting holes are created, and these affect the performance of the hard drive, i.e. it will slow down. With so-called SSDs, it doesn’t matter.

2.) Are the folders deleted? No.