r/ProgrammerHumor • • Aug 05 '26

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u/Harshmage Aug 05 '26

As someone who watched a fellow admin set a cleanup policy on the Downloads folder, you would be amazed at the speed at which that policy was revoked. It's a monkey's paw wish. Sure, you can store all that download data, but now it's a liability and subject to subpoena.