I make 1 to 3 “monthly” backup folders, where everything I’ve downloaded that hasn’t been moved to a home goes into 2024 August Downloads
I think I have back to 2021.
Still use them fairly often, lol.
Ooh this is a good idea! Because when you extract a file you just downloaded the original creation/modification dates are preserved. So when you extract some tarball the directory my be from several years ago so you can’t rely on file modification times to see when you downloaded any given thing.
I think I’m going to start doing the date directory thing! I’ll start by writing a bash script that runs in a systemd timer that automatically creates a directory whenever the month changes 👍
I also like doing it this way because then I’m my own archive of old software installers. So if a new version comes out busted, run the old installer! Doesn’t always help if it’s internet connected, but it’s nice to have something.
And I think even my vast amount of history is maybe only 100GB on my backup HDD, if it’s larger it’s from occasional random large files lol.
15 year old crack.
deleted by creator
One day, if I have actual money, I’ll buy from the artists. For now, I’m a not-technically-a-pirate-because-no-distribution.
On my phone, it’s this which is datestamped 17 February 2012. I think I copied it there off the NAS, and the image is older than that.
September 2000 - Eurythmics Sweet Dreams 128k MP3 downloaded from Napster
Is it the same computer? Or just the same directories? Or do you just use your Downloads folder like a normal directory for storing stuff?
You’re not on the same machine, are you? That would be legendary.
That was many, many PCs ago. I kept rolling my HDDs or data over depending on what was upgraded, now my downloads are living on my NAS. One day for shits and giggles I wanted to see what the oldest file I had was, and sure enough I still had a Napster download.
It interests me that you did it in such a way that the download folder stayed the same. I have something more like this going. (Honestly it’s even worse because my top layer is like a physical drawer somewhere)
I took a little liberty with what “downloads folder” meant. It’s not in my root downloads folder, it’s sorted out into a music folder. It was a download though.
I’m just pretty impressed I managed to keep my music library going continuously for 24 years. 20 of those years are just single HDD no redundancy storage, just hopping HDD to HDD.
Lol I just deleted my downloads on my PC, was > 100 GB lol
September 26th, 2016
I clean mine out regularly. Oldest right now is Cyberpunk 2077 mod that lets you pet your cat.
Firefox installer.
The APK for F-droid, because I just got a new phone.
Apparently I have a bunch of scala tuning files from 1996
Did you take a liberal definition of “downloads directory” like the other guy?
Nope, are you weirdly angry for no reason?
No. That’s just a long time ago.
I can’t imagine you’re on the same machine, so I guess you must have rolled over your files in such a way that the download directory was still preserved?
Fair enough - didn’t mean to sound confrontational.
I definitely didn’t download the files that long ago, that’s just when they were created. I probably downloaded them in 2020 or 2021.
The real mystery of my download folder is only a few weeks old, and was caused by a year long obsession I’ve developed - it’s called “what is this.mp3”
If anyone knows what this sample is called, please let me know! It’s the new craze I guess
That’s the “wheel up signal” from the blu mar ten junglejungle sample pack. Classic sound in jungle and uk garage music.
https://blumarten.bandcamp.com/album/blu-mar-ten-jungle-jungle-1989-to-1999-samplepack
The sample is taken from this song
It was originally recorded from a saxon soundsystem clash in 1993
https://on.soundcloud.com/tJsb1tv1zqyqT1Xs9
At 1h3m36s
Also known as a “dub siren”
Thank you! Was driving me mad
Where were you hearing it?
a picture of me with my siblings at the grand canyon for when they came to visit me when I was working there. Oct 15 2010
Im currently seeding a torrent ive had since December. But thats just this pc. Ive got way older stuff on my external.
Since I only have my phone right now, here is October 2nd, 2019
June 2023, a picture of my daughter.