Rescue
Rescue Your Downloads Folder
Clean up existing files that were already downloaded before Downloads Butler joined the household staff.
Already have a Downloads folder with 847 items and one mysterious .zip from 2021? Rescue is for that.
Before
Downloads / 847 files
plus one mysterious .zip from 2021
After
Documents / Images / Archives
folder soup, reduced
The problem
A fresh extension can help future downloads, but the old Downloads folder may already look like a tiny storage unit with Wi-Fi.
How Downloads Butler handles it
- Choose a local folder for Rescue to scan.
- Downloads Butler builds a cleanup plan using current rules and recent download information where available.
- Preview the proposed moves before applying them, then undo where file paths still allow it.
What you control
- Pick the folder to scan.
- Preview planned moves and duplicate handling.
- Apply only when the plan looks right.
- Use undo support for safer cleanup when possible.
Practical examples
- Move old PDFs into Documents.
- Group archives into Archives.
- Clean duplicate-looking files into a safer plan instead of guessing manually.
Local note
Rescue works with local file handles and local extension state. It is intentionally separate from live download handling.
Related
Other tidy drawers to open.
Log
Download Log
See recent download decisions, where files went, and why Downloads Butler handled them that way.
Sorting
Download Sorting
Choose where Chrome downloads should land by group, exact type, website/source, or your preferred order.
Local-first
Local-First Download Manager
Downloads Butler works locally in Chrome with no account, no cloud dashboard, and no hosted download history.