Scan JUST Download Folder

[awriternot]

OK, this may seem a little basic, but I must be doing something wrong.  How would I scan just my downloads folder?  I tried unselecting the default C drive and adding just the download folder path and that did nothing.

 

I then tried to exclude a bunch of random folders and that didn't work. 

 

Is there an easier way to scan just that folder without excluding the rest of the C drive?  

 

Thank you for your help!

 

[trium]

hello awriternot

 

How would I scan just my downloads folder?

 

you will delete only the content of your download folder?

 

Is there an easier way to scan just that folder without excluding the rest of the C drive?

 

perhaps this help you

 

1) use the include option and choose the type of files/folders that you will delete and check the point "cleaner-->windows-->custom files and folders"

 

2) if you dont want cleaning your C drive and only your custom download folder --> uncheck all points in "cleaner-->windows (without custom files and folders)" and "cleaner-->applications"

 

look at the 2 screenshots: (any nicer someone deletes permanently the 2 photos, perhaps the pics remain standing.)

 

 

[Nergal]

Scan for what?

[Andavari]

That isn't really how CCleaner functions. Although I supposed (having never tried it) that you could disable everything in the Cleaner section of CCleaner, and then manually input what you want it to clean in only the Downloads folder via the Include feature.

 

Edit:

If CCleaner doesn't just clean that downloads folder they way you want you may be able to make a Batch (.bat) file to clean unwanted filetypes/extensions from the downloads folder. I personally do this to remove junk from icon packages I download, see the example in the codebox below. If you're not into making a Batch file there's bound to be a freeware tool that can eliminate filetypes from folders.

attrib /s -r -h -s "C:\Download\*.DS_Store"
attrib /s -r -h -s "C:\Download\thumbs.db"
del /q /f /s "C:\Download\*.DS_Store"
del /q /f /s "C:\Download\thumbs.db"

Edited September 18, 2015 by Andavari