Policy selection for ADMX packs

Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer

CategorySystem > Storage Sense

Supported onAt least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1903

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

When Storage Sense runs, it can delete files in the user’s Downloads folder if they haven’t been opened for more than a certain number of days. If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect. Enabled: You must provide the minimum number of days a file can remain unopened before Storage Sense deletes it from Downloads folder. Supported values are: 0 - 365. If you set this value to zero, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user’s Downloads folder. The default is 0, or never deleting files in the Downloads folder. Disabled or Not Configured: By default, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user’s Downloads folder. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

Internal name

SS_ConfigStorageSenseDownloadsCleanupThreshold

Policy ID

137e000640c3

Elements

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

Element	Type	Registry mapping	Constraints & behavior
Minimum age (in days) of a files in the Downloads folder before Storage sense will delete it (0 is never deleting files): ID StorageSenseDownloadsCleanupThreshold	decimal	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense\ConfigStorageSenseDownloadsCleanupThreshold Type REG_DWORD	Range: 0 to 365

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