# Review installers left in Downloads

CubbyPad’s Cleanup can find downloaded installers for apps you already have so you can decide which copies are still needed.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Open Settings › Cleanup and find the installer review section.

1. Inspect the downloaded item and the corresponding installed app.

1. Keep offline or older-version installers you deliberately need.

1. Select unwanted items and review the move to Trash.

## What to expect

Removing an installer can reclaim its stored file space without removing the already installed app. The disk image and the Applications copy have different roles.

A download can be useful as an archive even after installation. Do not classify every DMG or package as redundant solely because a similar app name is installed.

## If the result is different

If the scan cannot inspect Downloads, review the macOS folder-access request and the source files in Finder. Confirm the installed app opens from Applications before discarding its image. Keep the Trash available for review rather than immediately emptying it.

For the broader walkthrough, read [review unused apps and leftovers](https://cubbypad.com/guides/cleanup/).

## Related answers.

[### Move an installed app to the Trash

Use Move to Trash only when you intend to remove the app installation, rather than just hide its grid icon.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/trash-app/)[### Read the memory-pressure light

The Memory light beside Settings shows green, yellow or red pressure and opens a view of running-app memory use.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/memory-pressure/)[### Review open apps you have not used for a while

The Unused after setting controls which open apps CubbyPad offers for quitting after you have not brought them forward for that interval.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/quit-idle-apps/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/downloaded-installers/