Folder cleaner for WindowsPreview first, undo anything100% on device

Sort the mess. See every move first.

Sweepr scans one folder, sorts what it finds into obvious piles, and shows you the entire plan before a single file moves. One click sweeps it, one click puts it all back, and it never deletes anything.

Coming soon for Windows
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v1.0.0 · Windows 10 (1809+) & 11 · 64-bit · Installs without admin rights · No account
Also for macOS
01  How it works

Look. Sweep. Undo if you want.

Point it at the mess
Sweepr opens on your Downloads folder because that's where the problem usually is. Right-click any other folder in File Explorer and choose Sweep with Sweepr, or drop one onto the window.
Read the plan
Everything lands in obvious piles with real counts and sizes. Nothing has moved yet. Expand a pile to see every file, untick anything you want left where it is, or switch a whole pile off.
Sweep
One click. Sweepr writes the undo journal to disk before it touches the first file, then moves each one into its folder, never overwriting anything on the way.
Change your mind
Every sweep stays in History. Undo puts each file back exactly where it came from, collision-safe in both directions, even days later.
02  Features

The plan is the interface.

No rules to write, no syntax to learn, no cloud service reading your filenames. Open it, look at what it's about to do, and decide.

Eleven obvious piles
Screenshots, Images, Documents, Installers, Archives, Audio, Video, Code & Data, Fonts, Apps, and Everything else. Screenshots are pulled out before the extension rules run, because that's the pile a human actually wants.
The headline
Nothing of yours is deleted
Not "deletes carefully." Sweepr only ever moves your files, and it cannot empty your Recycle Bin. A pile pointed at another disk is a copy first: the original goes only once the whole copy has landed.
Moves only
It never overwrites
If a file with the same name is already in the destination, the arriving one becomes invoice (2).pdf. The destination name is reserved atomically, so two files can never collapse into one.
Nothing is replaced
Journaled before the first move
The undo record is written and flushed to disk before a single file moves, and each completed move is appended before the next one starts. Pull the plug mid-sweep and every file that actually moved is still on record, and still undoable.
Crash-safe
One-click undo, any time
Not just the last one. Every sweep on record can be reversed from History, days later, after a restart. Undo is collision-safe in the same way the sweep was.
Any sweep, any time
Recent files stay put
You're probably still using what you downloaded this morning, so by default anything from the last 24 hours is held back, and the app tells you how many. Dial it to a week, 30 days, or off.
24h by default
Sweep from File Explorer
Right-click any folder in File Explorer and choose Sweep with Sweepr. The same works on the empty space inside an open folder. If Sweepr is already open, the folder goes to the window you have.
Right-click
See where a file came from
Downloads remember the site they came from (the Mark of the Web), and File Explorer never shows it. Expand a pile and every file has a Source column, which is usually the fastest way to work out what a six-week-old installer actually is.
Already on the file
OneDrive-aware
Online-only files are swept into piles inside the folder (a rename, which downloads nothing) and left in place for a pile elsewhere, which would download every one of them first. The board says how many.
No surprise downloads
Per-pile switches, per-file opt-out
Flip a whole pile off and it stays exactly where it is. Expand one and untick the single file you want to keep at hand. The summary updates as you go, so the number on the Sweep button is always the truth.
Fine-grained
Retarget any pile, any disk
Images can file straight into your Pictures folder, or onto an external drive. Cross-volume moves keep the Mark of the Web and timestamps intact.
Any folder
Your filing, your rules
Click a file type chip and every .sketch goes to Documents, every .csv to Code & Data, here and in every folder you sweep afterwards. A simple this-goes-there mapping, on purpose.
No rule builder
Left alone, and told so
Downloads still in flight (.crdownload, .part, torrent temp files), anything written in the last minute, hidden files, symlinks, and your own subfolders are never swept. The window reports what it left, rather than quietly skipping it.
Nothing silent
13 languages, WCAG 2.1 AA
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (BR), Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean. Every reorder is a real, named button (never drag-only) with Narrator labels and Windows High Contrast support.
Accessible
Your files stay on your PC
No cloud sorting service, no filenames sent anywhere to be classified, no account. Sweepr just reads the extension. The competition charges a subscription to upload your file names to a language model; this app runs a lookup table.
Local
03  The piles Sweepr sorts into
Screenshots Images Documents Installers Archives Audio Video Code & Data Fonts Apps Everything else
06  Pricing

Free for personal use.

Every pile, every undo, every language. No key, no account, no nag screens.

Sweepr for Windows
Free forever
Personal use included
  • Eleven piles, per-pile switches, per-file opt-out
  • Preview the whole plan before a file moves
  • Journaled undo of any sweep, any time
  • File Explorer right-click integration
  • No usage analytics, no filenames uploaded
  • Free updates forever
  • Personal use, no license required
Coming soon for Windows
07  Download & install

Get set up in about a minute.

Run the installer and Sweepr lands in your own user folder: no admin password, no UAC prompt, nothing else to install.

Coming soon for Windows

Version 1.0.0 · Sweepr-Setup.exe · Free updates forever

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit
Everything Sweepr needs is inside the installer: no Python, no runtime to chase down. It does use the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to draw its interface, which ships with Windows 11 and reaches almost every Windows 10 machine through Windows Update. On the rare PC without it, Sweepr will say so on launch and Microsoft's free installer is a one-click fix.
No admin rights needed
Sweepr installs per-user into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Sweepr, so there's no UAC prompt and no argument with your IT department. Uninstall from Settings, Apps, Installed apps like anything else.
Windows may warn you the first time. Here's the honest story.
Sweepr is Authenticode-signed, so the publisher shows as a real, verified name rather than "Unknown publisher." But signing alone does not switch SmartScreen off: Microsoft builds reputation per file, and a brand-new build starts with none. Until this exact file has been downloaded enough times, you may still see a blue "Windows protected your PC" box.
  1. Click More info
  2. Check the publisher name shown
  3. Click Run anyway
I'd rather tell you this up front than have you wonder. Never click through that box for software you don't trust the source of.
08  FAQ

Common questions.

Is Sweepr really free?
Personal use is free forever: the full app, unlimited sweeps, no account, no trial timer, no nag screens. If you use Sweepr at work, a business license covers one computer for the lifetime of the software.
Can Sweepr delete my files?
No. Sweepr only ever moves files from one folder to another, it never overwrites (a name clash becomes invoice (2).pdf), and it cannot empty your Recycle Bin. A pile pointed at another disk is a copy first: the original goes only once the whole copy has landed. The worst thing a sweep can do is put a file in a folder you didn't want it in, which one click undoes.
What if something goes wrong mid-sweep?
Sweepr writes the undo journal to disk and flushes it before the first file moves, then appends each completed move before starting the next. If the app crashes, the power goes out, or you force-quit halfway, every file that actually moved is on record. Reopen Sweepr and Undo puts them back.
What does it leave alone?
Downloads still in flight (.crdownload, .part, .download, and torrent temp names), anything modified in the last minute, hidden files, symlinks, and your own subfolders. By default it also holds back anything from the last 24 hours. Sweepr reports everything it left: it never quietly skips something.
Will it reorganize folders I've already sorted?
No. Sweepr only ever looks at the top level of the folder you point it at, and it never recurses into your subfolders. A project folder sitting in Downloads is left exactly as it is.
Can I send a pile somewhere other than Downloads?
Yes. Point any pile at any folder on any disk: Images into your Pictures folder, Installers onto an external drive. Cross-volume moves keep the Mark of the Web and timestamps intact.
What about OneDrive files?
Online-only files are swept into piles inside the folder (a rename, which downloads nothing) and left in place for a pile pointed elsewhere, because moving them would force a download of every one. The board says how many it held back.
Does Sweepr upload anything?
Your files don't go anywhere: no filenames, paths, or contents are ever uploaded, and there's no cloud sorting service. Sweepr makes two requests to us: a check for a new version (you can switch it off) and, only if you buy a business license, a check that your key is valid. Nothing about your files is in either. See the privacy policy.
How do I update Sweepr?
It updates itself. Sweepr checks about once a week, and when there's a new version it offers to install and relaunch. Updates are Authenticode-verified, so one that isn't signed by us is refused. You can also check on demand or turn automatic checks off.
Is there a macOS version?
Yes. Sweepr for macOS has been shipping for a while, with the same feature set adapted to macOS's file system and permissions model.
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