The trash button acts on the local copy
ARTE’s 28 October 2026 instructions place download removal in the desktop player’s Téléchargements tab. A programme has an individual trash control, and the bottom-right trash control can remove all downloads together. The publisher says the programme remains in the video library after the local download is removed. Use the individual control when freeing space for one film rather than assuming the global button affects only the selected item.
Thirty-day cleanup is a file-management rule
The same help says a downloaded file is automatically removed 30 days after the download. That is a different event from deleting a programme purchase or closing an account. For an eligible library item, the publisher describes downloading again. A user who finds the local Downloads area empty should therefore compare it with the account library before reporting that the underlying order has vanished.
A rental still has its own viewing period
ARTE’s separate availability help describes rental timing and shows the current entitlement below the poster in Mes vidéos. It says an expired programme appears greyed out. The local-copy cleanup rule should not be stretched into a promise that an expired rental can be restored indefinitely. Check both facts: whether a local file remains, and whether the library still authorises the programme. When seeking help, describe which has changed. Re-downloading an eligible purchased title and trying to renew a timed rental are different operations, even if both begin from the same library screen.