downloads folder

Received files location

A downloads folder is the default location on a computer or phone where files from the internet are saved—browser downloads, email attachments, app installations.

It tends to accumulate clutter: My downloads folder is a graveyard of PDFs I opened once.

Most operating systems create one automatically in the user's home directory.

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Opposites
data flow direction

downloads folderoutbox

Queue for dispatched messages

sent folder · shared folder

storage location

downloads foldercloud storage

Online data preservation service

cloud drive · remote server · Google Drive · Dropbox · network drive

file lifecycle

downloads foldertrash

Discarded worthless material

recycle bin · archive folder

Family

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