There are two main benefits to removing downloads from your computer. First and foremost, new space will be clear for future downloads. While documents won't take up much space on modern hard drives, large picture files for advertisements, videos and music files can quickly overrun your computer's storage capacity.
Next, removing downloads will make finding files easier. Your downloads folder isn't always the most organized place on your computer and deleting files you don't need will make it easier to locate the one you do need next time you search for it. The main danger of deleting a file you downloaded to your computer is that you won't be able to use the file again. If you downloaded a contract to review, made changes and then delete the file without saving it with a different name or in a new folder, you'll lose your changes.
Windows 10 More Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? You can simply click on your desktop, then press the tab marked "Go" and then move towards "Downloads". But if you have changed the location of the files that you have downloaded then you need to search for the file, in general, using the name of the file to get hold of it.
An important thing to remember is that on MAC, the programs are downloaded as Disk Images, even after you have downloaded the programs these disk images remain on the computer, taking up huge amounts of space.
So, when it comes to programs, uninstalling them is only half the game. Uninstalling the program should be accompanied by removing the Disk Images also.
This will free a greater amount of space. Once you have located the file, you can drag the file to the trash can or just right click on the file and then press delete. There is a huge range of file application managers available online.
These application managers can easily be downloaded and then operated on devices that run on android. Once you have installed the application manager, for the sake of understanding lets explore with the ES File Explorer , you need to open it. A screen will appear having all the files on the phone, you need to locate the folder marked downloads.
Once you open the download folder you will be able to view all the files that you have downloaded on to your mobile device. Once you are in the folder and you have located the file that you want to delete, all you have to do is press delete.
Tip If there isn't a Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, you can restore it. Note As it's built in to macOS, these steps are the same for those using the Safari browser. Tip You may also clear download history entries by highlighting them and pressing Delete. Tip If you're using Microsoft Windows , you can also see our Windows steps for deleting downloads using Windows. Additional information How to download an app, file, or program from the Internet. How to download video from the Internet.
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