Oldest Files.
The files you stopped opening years ago, dug back up.
Ranks your files by when you last used them, so the ones you have not opened in years rise to the top. It reads real last-used times, not filenames, and it is dependency-aware: files another program quietly relies on are held back, so you review honest candidates before you reclaim anything.
- ranked by last used
- dependency aware
- review, then reclaim
What you see while it scans
Every Atlas tool has its own loading animation, drawn from the work that tool actually does. Oldest Files reads last-used dates, so its loader counts back through the years as it dates your files. This panel plays that exact animation, rendered live on this page.
Long-unused files, surfaced honestly
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Ranked by last used
Oldest Files ranks your files by when they were actually last opened, not just when they were indexed, so the list reflects real neglect.
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See why each is stale
Each row states how long it has gone untouched, alongside its name, path and size, so the reason it surfaced is right there.
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Choose your age dial
Dial the age threshold, three months, six months or a year, and the list resurfaces to match. Six months is the app default for cold files.
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Retire, do not lose
Stage surfaced files to reclaim them. They go through Safe Delete, so retiring a file keeps a receipt in the Vault.
Old files you have not touched in years hide among recent ones, and guessing which are safe to retire means opening each to check.
Files ranked by genuine last-used time with an age dial, so you retire the truly cold ones and keep a recoverable receipt for each.
