Disk Housekeeper
Set up Autopilot for a watched folder
Autopilot watches a folder you pick. It does not skip the preview, and it does not empty the Trash for you.
Autopilot is watched-folder cleanup in Disk Housekeeper. You choose the folder. The app can keep an eye on it so you do not have to remember to open a cleaner every time the folder fills up.
It is not a nightly wipe of the disk. The note Autopilot is a watched folder, not a timer is the longer version of that distinction.
Steps
Choose a folder you would have cleaned by hand
Downloads, or a build-output directory you can recreate, are coherent choices. A folder of photos or contracts is not, unless you have another copy and you like reading previews carefully.
Know the rule that will match
If you are also using Auto-Sort, keep the two ideas separate. Autopilot cleans. Auto-Sort files. Both should show you a preview of what they are about to do.
Read the first previews yourself
Always means always: Disk Housekeeper previews before cleaning, including cleanup Autopilot proposes. The first few previews teach you whether the folder was a good choice.
Leave removals in the Trash
Default is the Trash. Live with that for a while. Empty it when the folder still contains what you meant to keep and the removed items are genuinely done.
Before you start
- A low-space alert does not silently start Autopilot. The alert is a signal. The watched folder is a scope you set.
- Watching a folder does not back it up. If the only copy of a file lives there, do not aim a clean at it.
Questions
Does Autopilot delete on a schedule without asking?
No. It watches a folder, and Disk Housekeeper always previews before cleaning. Removals go to the Trash by default.
Can I watch the whole disk?
The feature is a watched folder, which is a scope you choose. Pick a folder you understand. Do not point it at your home directory to see what happens.