Configure Storage Storage Downloads cleanup threshold


When Storage Sense runs, it can delete files in the user's Downloads folder if they haven't been opened for more than a certain number of days.

If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect.

Enabled:
You must provide the minimum number of days a file can remain unopened before Storage Sense deletes it from Downloads folder. Supported values are: 0 - 365.
If you set this value to zero, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user's Downloads folder. The default is 0, or never deleting files in the Downloads folder.

Disabled or Not Configured:
By default, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user's Downloads folder. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

Supported on: SUPPORT_WINDOWS_10_0_RS6

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
Value NameConfigStorageSenseDownloadsCleanupThreshold
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

Minimum age (in days) of a files in the Downloads folder before Storage sense will delete it (0 is never deleting files):

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
Value NameConfigStorageSenseDownloadsCleanupThreshold
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value0
Min Value0
Max Value365

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