Rescue

Rescue Your Downloads Folder

Clean up existing files that were already downloaded, with preview-first cleanup, subfolder control, project-folder caution, and no hard-delete behavior.

Already have a Downloads folder with 847 items and one mysterious .zip from 2021? Rescue is for that.

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Before

Downloads / 847 files

plus one mysterious .zip from 2021

After

Documents / Images / Archives

folder soup, reduced

Safety

Preview first · subfolders off by default · project folders handled carefully

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.
Subfolders are excluded by default, because people usually want to clean loose Downloads files, not a whole app project hiding nearby.
Downloads Butler builds a cleanup plan using current rules and recent download information where available.
Project-looking folders get extra caution so build files, package folders, and codebases do not become collateral damage.
Preview the proposed moves before applying them. Duplicates can move to Butler Trash instead of being hard-deleted.

What you control

Pick the folder to scan.
Choose whether subfolders are included.
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.

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