Add empty-downloads-folder extension

[joyal-jij0]

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Checklist

• [x] I read the extension guidelines
• [x] I read the documentation about publishing
• [x] I ran npm run build and tested this distribution build in Raycast
• [x] I checked that files in the assets folder are used by the extension itself
• [x] I checked that assets used by the README are placed outside of the metadata folder

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[joyal-jij0]

Hi @pernielsentikaer is it ready to merge ?

[LitoMore]

This extension looks too dangerous. This should not be in the store. You can use Script Commands or a shell command alias instead.

[pernielsentikaer]

I might agree with @LitoMore here

[joyal-jij0]

Oki I'll refactor it.

[pernielsentikaer]

I'm not sure if it's more secure, @LitoMore, but we have trash, which only moves it to the trash. That feels more secure. It's more about being 100% sure about being in the right directory.

[joyal-jij0]

I was also thinking the same but for mw first move to trash and then delete things permanently that were 2 steps which could have been automated to one. But yeah for general users I think its better for first move it to trash and then delete if they want to.

[LitoMore]

It's more about being 100% sure about being in the right directory.

Yes. The code here may also accidentally execute the wrong path during development.

The clean downloads folder feature is quite simple, and users can always create a script command or shell alias to achieve this.

There are also some apps like CleanMyMac that can clean the Trash. There is still a chance that users may accidentally delete important data.

Raycast is useful, but not for these situations, IMO. We'd better not publish it to the store.

[pernielsentikaer]

It's certainly a tricky one. I might agree that it's not the most appropriate script for the store.

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