Re: Efficiency?? Ha ha ha ha….
> where exactly were these files being deleted stored in the file system?
I note that care is necessary with Disk Cleanup as using it after a Win 20H2 update, the option to empty the Downloads folder was ticked.
Win10 1709 Storage Sense default behaviour is described here:
https://www.easeus.com/data-recovery-solution/automatically-delete-temp-files.html
"The option, when turned on (turned off by default), automatically deletes unchanged files and temp files from the Downloads folder or Recycle Bin after 30 days."
The treatment of the Downloads folder as a temporary folder has probably caught many by surprise. However, you can turn this off, so Storage Sense is restricted to temp and OneDrive folders.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
