Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to RottenFiles

Files you forget to delete, delete themselves

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Fossils▲230
Find and clean out all your old unused files
2018 · obviousmatter.com · its alternatives →
2
Tidey▲90
Hey HN! I built Tidey because my Desktop was always a mess. The problem: Files pile up on Desktop and Downloads. Screenshots, PDFs, random downloads. You save them "temporarily" and forget about them for months. The solution: Tidey sits in your menubar and watches those folders. When you're ready to clean up, it shows you each file one by one. You preview it, then click Delete (goes to Trash) or Keep (moves to ~/Documents/Kept/, organized by year/month). That's it. No complex rules, no automation magic. Just a fast way to make decisions about files you've been ignoring.…
Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →
3
Data Dead Drop▲191
Simple file sharing, secure, self-destructing
2024 · its alternatives →
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Instant, Self-Destructing Websites▲242
2019 · sdnotes.com · its alternatives →
5
DriveStats.io▲116
Visualize and clean up your Google Drive storage easily
2021 · its alternatives →
6
I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"▲57
Discover Clippings: Your Modern Classified Ad Archive. Effortlessly save, organize, and revisit online classified ads, just like Craigslist, with our powerful archival tool. Never lose valuable listings again.
2023 · clippings.june07.com · its alternatives →
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Filewatch▲129
Find your public files, before someone else does
2018 · its alternatives →
8
Set OS X files and folders to self-destruct based on tag▲32
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2014 · scottmw.com · its alternatives →
9
Filect ▲111
Organize Your Files With AI
May 2026 · filect.io · its alternatives →
10
Zombie Delete▲89
Docusign for provable deletion - anywhere, everywhere.
Apr 2026 · zombiedelete.com · its alternatives →
11
Dome▲74
Automated file backups made easy
2023 · usedo.me · its alternatives →
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Destructible.io – Self-destructing, human-readable file storage▲44
2016 · destructible.io · its alternatives →
13
Rem▲83
CLI trash that makes it ridiculously easy to recover files.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Filewatch 2.0▲73
Find your public files, before someone else does
2019 · its alternatives →
15
ShareFiles▲84
A free way to share files/folders with just a link
2018 · its alternatives →
16
Whatsapp Files Bot▲68
Say goodbye to losing files on WhatsApp
2022 · t.me · its alternatives →
17
A CLI tool that enables you to remove files easily and safely▲37
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Duplicate File Remover▲11
[FREE] Easily find and delete duplicate files in seconds.
2025 · appeditor.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
19
EasyFiles▲8
Privacy-first file tools that work fully in your browser
Jan 2026 · easyfiles.app · its alternatives →
20
ZeroTrace▲11
Secure file deletion tool
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
DeadDrop – Tiny tool to share files anonymously▲27
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2025 · deaddrop.space · its alternatives →
22
ShredMeta▲3
See what your files reveal. Then erase it.
Jul 2026 · shredmeta.com · its alternatives →
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Killswitch▲16
Your digital legacy, delivered automatically
Jan 2026 · killswitch.app · its alternatives →
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FileNest▲12
Turn file dumps into clean folders
2025 · vasiliselite.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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