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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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About RottenFiles on Product Hunt
“Files you forget to delete, delete themselves”
RottenFiles was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #85 on the daily leaderboard. 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!
RottenFiles was featured in Windows (12.7k followers), Productivity (655.7k followers), Storage (7.2k followers) and GitHub (41.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 174k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted RottenFiles?
RottenFiles was hunted by Shashvi Lokesh. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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