My Download Secretary

My Download Secretary monitors directories to show their containing files and to let you sort the items, set descriptions and tags, as well as schedule reminders. This is simple-to-use application originally designed for keeping track of all downloaded files in your download directory. However, it can be used to supervise any folder.

As long as you have .NET Framework installed, you don't need to set up anything else. You can save the program files anywhere on the local or removable disk, in order to directly launch My Download Secretary on any computer. It shouldn't change your Windows registry configuration.

Monitor directories for changed files and subfolders

At startup, it asks for a folder to monitor, after which it loads all containing files and subdirectories in the main window, and immediately identifies folder changes to update the list accordingly.

You can check out the name, format, size and date of last modification for each entry, and sort the objects by any of these criteria. As previously mentioned, it's possible to set file and folder descriptions and tags. These are a form of identification information used to easily find the items via filtered categories. Similarly, you can view recent files and folders created in the last 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 days, 2 months, and so on.

Moreover, you can consult a calendar to schedule reminders, send items to the Recycle Bin, or permanently remove them from the computer on a specific date. The tool also gives you the possibility to create new files in the monitored directory or to paste files from the Clipboard, change the watch folder, copy paths, rename files and folders, calculate folder size, show file sizes in bytes, and display hidden files.

There were no stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the tool didn't hang, crash or prompt error messages. It had minimal impact on computer performance.

To conclude, My Download Secretary provides you with basic options for filtering all files and folders from a monitored directory. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated for a long time and its interface needs improvements.