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Re:Slimium: Debloating the Chromium Browser with Feature Sub... by javajosh on Monday November 09, 2020 @07:22PM (#25041596)
Honestly? Because I'm setup to download PDFs automatically, and the indicator that this has happened is too inconspicuous. So I often click a link twice or even three times before realizing its a PDF, and then I have to clean up 2 or 3 files.
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Re:Slimium: Debloating the Chromium Browser with Feature Sub... by ShamelessC on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:48AM (#25043940)
Every time I clean my downloads folder I find a few "(1)" strings appended to several duplicates I've downloaded by mistake. Mostly due to the UX issue you mentioned but I'm also mildly ADHD.

Kinda makes you wonder why browsers don't have a built in (content based) deduping feature. I'm sure some users actually desire this behavior now that they're used to it.

Can anyone recommend a Firefox extension that can dedupe and clean your downloads for you?

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Re:Slimium: Debloating the Chromium Browser with Feature Sub... by kazinator on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @03:50AM (#25043952)
Why not just use a general deduping utility and unleash it on your Downloads folder? That will cover files that have been removed from the browser's downloads list, too.
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