Most "auto-delete" tools are all-or-nothing. They wipe a folder on a schedule with no way to intervene. RottenFiles tracks each file individually with its own countdown, and gives you a one-click "Keep" before it's gone. You're not trusting a script with your files; you're getting a grace period with full control. It also works with literally any app: Chrome, Discord, WhatsApp Web, Telegram etc. because it just watches a folder, no browser extension or integration required!
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I built RottenFiles because my Downloads folder was an actual crime scene!
Hundreds of duplicate files, random PDFs from WhatsApp Web, installers I ran once and never needed again. I'd notice the mess, feel briefly motivated to clean it up, then immediately give up because I had no idea what was safe to delete.
RottenFiles solves this with a simple idea: save anything you're unsure about to a watched folder, and it auto-deletes after a set number of days unless you click 'Keep' first. No more manual triage. No more guilt-deleting. No more 500 duplicate files because you couldn't find the original.
It's a free, open-source Windows tray app that is super lightweight, no account needed, no telemetry. Built it solo in a day & would love your feedback, especially on what's confusing or what you'd want to see in v2 (Mac support is the most requested so far, no promises yet 😅).
Try it out and let me know what breaks!
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