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Deleting downloads after saving the files to a folder on Desktop

Hi All! I'm running out of space on my disk and literally have thousands of downloads. The important ones I have saved to a file on my desktop. Is it safe to delete the downloaded files without deleting those I have saved to my desktop? Also, what about deleting .DMG files for Applications like Microsoft Word etc. Shall I keep those?

Thanks!

Chele

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 5:20 AM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2020 1:58 PM

Deleting files in your Downloads folder that you have already saved (copied) elsewhere will have no effect on those saved files.

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Deleting downloads after saving the files to a folder on Desktop

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