[yelador]

I have seen that in cfg\archives are stored all file information of all my ever downloaded files. Where can I set an automatic deletion so that all download information is deleted from JDownloader after deletion from the download queue?

I find it problematic that this data seems to accumulate in the default settings.

[Jiaz]

@yalador: Currently this information is not stored within the downloadListXXX.zip files but external and therefore not that easy to handle/cleanup. Once the linked ticket is solved, those files will be no more.
You can safely clear this folder when your download list is empty or all finished.

[Jiaz]

Originally Posted by yelador

I have seen that in cfg\archives are stored all file information of all my ever downloaded files.

It only holds information about customized/extracted archives.

[Jiaz]

Originally Posted by yelador

I find it problematic that this data seems to accumulate in the default settings.

It's not intended behaviour but a cleanup is not that easy without risking losing of customized archive information. That's why the saving of this information needs to be rewritten/changed for easier handling and auto cleanup

[pspzockerscene]

Originally Posted by Jiaz

You can safely clear this folder when your download list is empty or all finished.

@yalador
If you do not want to wait you can already automate this using an EventScripter script.

[yelador]

Originally Posted by Jiaz

It only holds information about customized/extracted archives.

What means customized?

Otherwise, if they were all extracted, then I don't see what would be lost by emptying the directory.

[Jiaz]

Originally Posted by yelador

What means customized?

means enable/disable extraction, or custom extract-to folder

Originally Posted by yelador

Otherwise, if they were all extracted, then I don't see what would be lost by emptying the directory.

Correct, but that cleanup does not yet exist and is little more complex. But I will try to find time for this soon

[yelador]

I was thinking of running a script from time to time to empty the directory. Since I rarely change archives, that's probably fine.

[Jiaz]

@yelador: that could be automated via Eventscripter, see https://board.jdownloader.org/showthread.php?t=70525
ask in that thread/mgpai for help, I'm sure he will be able to create a script in no time

[yelador]

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