Rule library

Ready-made rules for a tidy PC.

Each one takes about a minute to set up in TidyFile and then runs on its own. Pick the ones that match the mess in your Downloads.

Move PDFs out of Downloads automatically

when in Downloads · type is pdf

then move to Documents\PDFs\{year}

when in Downloads · type is docx, doc, xlsx, xls, pptx, ppt

then move to Documents\From Downloads\{year}

when in Downloads · type is jpg, jpeg, png, webp, heic, gif

then move to Pictures\Downloaded\{year}\{month}

when in Downloads · type is mp4, mov, mkv, avi, webm

then move to Videos\Downloaded\{year}

when in Downloads · type is mp3, flac, wav, m4a, aac, ogg

then move to Music\Downloaded

when in Downloads · type is zip, rar, 7z · modified more than 3 days ago

then move to Downloads\Archives\{year}

when in Downloads · type is pdf, csv · name contains statement

then move to Documents\Bank statements\{year}

when in Downloads · type is installer · modified more than 14 days ago

then send to the Recycle Bin