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Creative Cloud should uninstall them.", "keepItSmall" : "Creative Cloud has a setting to remove old versions on update.", "what" : "Previous years' Creative Cloud applications, kept alongside the current ones.", "whyItGrows" : "Creative Cloud installs each year's version separately by default." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "adobe.old-versions", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "/Applications/Adobe */Adobe *.app" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "Creative Cloud, Settings, remove older versions" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Superseded Adobe applications", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Previews render again the first time you play them.", "keepItSmall" : "Preferences, Media and Disk Cache sets the maximum size.", "what" : "Rendered frames After Effects keeps so previews replay instantly.", "whyItGrows" : "The cache fills to the size set in preferences and stays there." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Adobe After Effects" } } } } ], "id" : "ae.disk-cache", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Adobe/After Effects/*/Disk Cache*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Adobe/After Effects/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "After Effects disk cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Copies go to the Trash; saved documents are untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Settings, Performance sets the file recovery interval.", "what" : "Recovery copies of open documents.", "whyItGrows" : "A crash leaves the recovery copy in place after you have recovered." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } } ], "id" : "affinity.autosave", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Containers/com.seriflabs.*/Data/Library/Application Support/*/autosave" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Affinity autosaves", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each app refills what it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Caches from Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher.", "whyItGrows" : "Each app caches thumbnails and rendered previews for every document you open." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "affinity.caches", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Containers/com.seriflabs.*/Data/Library/Caches" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.seriflabs.*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Affinity caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The device is recreated from its system image.", "keepItSmall" : "Turn off quick boot for devices you rarely use.", "what" : "Emulated Android devices, each with its own disk image and snapshots.", "whyItGrows" : "Snapshots are saved on every quick boot and add gigabytes per device." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "qemu-system-aarch64" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "android.avd", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "androidVirtualDevices" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 5 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "avdmanager delete avd -n {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Android virtual devices", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "deviceGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build regenerates it.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; current Android Gradle plugin versions no longer use this cache.", "what" : "Intermediate build output the Android plugin caches.", "whyItGrows" : "Every library transformed for a build is stored, keyed by version, and nothing expires." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "android.caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.android/build-cache" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.android/cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 3 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Android build caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`sdkmanager` downloads the version again.", "keepItSmall" : "Remove NDK versions no project's Gradle file names.", "what" : "SDK platforms, build tools and NDK versions, one to three gigabytes each for the NDK.", "whyItGrows" : "Every Studio update offers new versions and keeps the old ones." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "familyAndMajor", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "android.old-platforms", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Android/sdk/platforms/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Android/sdk/ndk/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "allButNewest" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "familyAndMajor", "keep" : 1 } } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "sdkmanager --uninstall {parent};{}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Android platforms and build tools", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`sdkmanager` downloads the image again.", "keepItSmall" : "Keep the API levels your virtual devices actually use.", "what" : "Operating system images the emulator boots, one per API level and variant.", "whyItGrows" : "Studio downloads a new image per API level and keeps every one." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "family", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "android.system-images", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Android/sdk/system-images/*/*/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Android system images", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each app rebuilds what it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Preview renders and transcode scratch data.", "whyItGrows" : "Every project you preview or transcode leaves its renders behind." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "apple-media.caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.apple.motionapp" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Compressor" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Motion and Compressor caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Folders go to the Trash; reinstalling the app starts with defaults.", "keepItSmall" : "An uninstaller that removes support files avoids this entirely.", "what" : "Support folders, caches and preferences whose application is gone.", "whyItGrows" : "Dragging an app to the Trash leaves everything it wrote in your Library." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "apps.leftovers", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "applicationLeftovers" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Leftovers from removed applications", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The installer can be downloaded again from Software Update.", "keepItSmall" : "Remove the installer once the upgrade is done.", "what" : "Full macOS installers, twelve to fifteen gigabytes each.", "whyItGrows" : "Each upgrade downloads an installer and leaves it in Applications." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "apps.macos-installers", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "/Applications/Install macOS *.app" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Applications/Install macOS *.app" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { "bytes" : 15032385536 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "macOS installers", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Applications go to the Trash; App Store apps can be downloaded again.", "keepItSmall" : "Reviewing this list twice a year is enough.", "what" : "Installed applications with no record of being opened recently.", "whyItGrows" : "Apps installed to try something once are rarely removed." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 180 } } ], "id" : "apps.unused", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "unusedApplications" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Applications you have not opened", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build refetches and rebuilds from scratch.", "keepItSmall" : "`bazel clean --expunge` in a workspace you have finished with.", "what" : "Bazel's output base: fetched dependencies and every build artifact.", "whyItGrows" : "One output base per workspace, none of which expire." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "bazel" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "bazel.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/bazel" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/bazelisk" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 15 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Bazel cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Simulations bake again when you play them.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; Blender removes its scratch files on a clean quit.", "what" : "Render and simulation caches, plus scratch files from crashed sessions.", "whyItGrows" : "Every baked simulation is written out in full, and a crash leaves the scratch files behind." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Blender" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "blender.caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Blender" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "/private/tmp/blender_*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "$TMPDIR/blender_*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 15 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Blender caches", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Directories go to the Trash, so add-on settings can be recovered.", "keepItSmall" : "Blender can copy settings forward on first launch of a new version.", "what" : "Per-version configuration, add-ons and asset libraries.", "whyItGrows" : "Each Blender release makes its own directory." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Blender" } } } }, { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "flat", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "blender.versions", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/Blender/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "allButNewest" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "flat", "keep" : 1 } } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Blender versions", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Thumbnails regenerate as you browse.", "keepItSmall" : "Bridge preferences can cap the cache size.", "what" : "Thumbnails and previews Bridge builds for every folder you browse.", "whyItGrows" : "Every folder you browse adds its thumbnails, including folders you never return to." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Adobe Bridge" } } } } ], "id" : "bridge.cache", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Adobe/Bridge*/**/Cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Adobe Bridge cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build is a cold build.", "keepItSmall" : "Turborepo and Nx both support a size cap in their configuration.", "what" : "Shared caches from Turborepo, Nx, TypeScript and the bundlers.", "whyItGrows" : "Each cache keyed by input hash, so every change adds an entry." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "build-tool.caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/turbo" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/turbo" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/nx" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/typescript" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/rollup-plugin-typescript2" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/esbuild" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.vite" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 3 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Build tool caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next `bun install` downloads again.", "keepItSmall" : "`bun pm cache rm` empties it.", "what" : "Package archives Bun keeps between installs.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version of every package any project has installed is kept." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "bun.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.bun/install/cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "bun" } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Bun install cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each application refills what it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; 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Cargo 1.88 and later removes cache entries it has not used for months.", "what" : "Full clones of crates depended on by git rather than by version.", "whyItGrows" : "Every git dependency of every project is cloned in full, then checked out again per revision." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "cargo.git", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cargo/git" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Cargo git checkouts", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build downloads and unpacks again.", "keepItSmall" : "The index is left in place, so a rebuild does not re-resolve.", "what" : "Downloaded crate archives and their unpacked sources.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version of every crate any project has built is kept." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "cargo.registry", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cargo/registry/cache" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cargo/registry/src" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "cargo" } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Cargo registry cache", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`carthage bootstrap` fetches and rebuilds them.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Cloned dependencies and built frameworks from Carthage.", "whyItGrows" : "Every dependency any project has resolved is cloned in full, and each built version keeps its framework." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "carthage.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/carthage" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 10 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Carthage cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Pages and components load from the network once; 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the installed application is untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Safari can be set to remove download list items after one day.", "what" : "Disk images and installer packages you have already run.", "whyItGrows" : "Every app you install leaves its installer behind." }, "family" : "downloads", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 14 } }, { "alreadyInstalled" : { } } ], "id" : "downloads.installers", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.dmg" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.pkg" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.mpkg" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.iso" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.xip" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Installers in Downloads", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "originList" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Files go to the Trash, so anything still needed is recoverable.", "keepItSmall" : "A Finder smart folder sorted by size makes this a two-minute habit.", "what" : "Video, audio and image files large enough to be worth reviewing.", "whyItGrows" : "Downloads is where files land and nothing moves them on." }, "family" : "downloads", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 60 } } ], "id" : "downloads.media", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.mp4" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.mov" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.mkv" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.avi" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.wav" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.psd" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*.tiff" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Large media in Downloads", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "fileGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Files go to the Trash, so anything still needed is recoverable.", "keepItSmall" : "The threshold and the age are both settings.", "what" : "Any other file in Downloads above the size set in Settings.", "whyItGrows" : "Large files of unusual types are missed by the rules above." }, "family" : "downloads", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } } ], "id" : "downloads.threshold", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Downloads/**/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Everything else over the size threshold", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "originList" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Folders go to the Trash. The archive beside each one, while you keep it, can unpack it again.", "keepItSmall" : "Move anything you keep out of Downloads.", "what" : "Folders in Downloads that sit beside the archive they were unpacked from and have not changed since.", "whyItGrows" : "Opening an archive leaves its folder next to it, and both stay." }, "family" : "downloads", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } }, { "ownedByCurrentUser" : { } } ], "id" : "downloads.unpacked", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "unpackedDownloads" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Unpacked archives in Downloads", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "originList" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The newest copy stays and the others go to the Trash.", "keepItSmall" : "Settings chooses which folders are compared.", "what" : "Files whose contents match another file byte for byte.", "whyItGrows" : "Downloading twice and copying to be safe both leave identical files." }, "family" : "downloads", "guards" : [ { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "duplicates", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "duplicateFiles" } } ], "pass" : "deep", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Duplicate files", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "fileGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each editor rebuilds what it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Caches from Sublime Text, Nova and other editors.", "whyItGrows" : "Each editor caches what it indexes and downloads, and none of them impose a limit." }, "family" : "ides", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "editor.other-caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.4" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.panic.Nova" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCodeInsiders" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.exafunction.windsurf" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Other editor caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next package run downloads them again.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Code signing helpers and packaging tools electron-builder downloads.", "whyItGrows" : "Each electron-builder release can pin new helper versions, and the earlier downloads stay." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "electron-builder.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/electron-builder" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "electron-builder cache", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Building against that version downloads it again.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Electron runtime archives downloaded per version and architecture.", "whyItGrows" : "Every Electron version any project has built against is kept." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "flat", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "electron.dist", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/electron/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "allButNewest" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "flat", "keep" : 1 } } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Electron distributions", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each app refills its cache as you use it; you stay signed in.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; these are not exposed as settings.", "what" : "Chromium content caches inside apps built on web technology.", "whyItGrows" : "Every image, script and font each app loads is cached without limit." }, "family" : "electron", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "electron.generic", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "electronCaches" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Electron app caches", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "stackedUsage" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Expo signs in again and re-downloads what it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Expo's cached builds, credentials cache and downloaded clients.", "whyItGrows" : "Each SDK version downloads its own Expo Go client, and old versions stay." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "expo.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.expo" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "relogin" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Expo cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Copies go to the Trash; 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it tracks the fonts you have installed.", "what" : "Font data Figma caches so the browser can render local fonts.", "whyItGrows" : "Every font installed on the machine is indexed here, so the cache grows with your font library." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Figma" } } } } ], "id" : "figma.fonts", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/Figma/Desktop/fonts" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Figma font cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`flutter pub get` downloads the packages again.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; the cache has no expiry.", "what" : "Downloaded Dart and Flutter packages, plus activated command line tools.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version ever resolved is kept." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "flutter.pub", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.pub-cache/hosted" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.pub-cache/git" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "flutter" } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Dart package cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Previews regenerate as you browse.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Preview renders and indexes from font management apps.", "whyItGrows" : "Every font you preview adds a render, so the cache grows with your library." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "font-managers.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.fontcase.RightFont" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.typefaceapp.Typeface" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/FontBase/Cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Font manager caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; the system rebuilds this on restart.", "keepItSmall" : "Worth removing only when fonts render incorrectly.", "what" : "The system's database of installed fonts and their metadata.", "whyItGrows" : "Activating and deactivating fonts leaves stale entries." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "fonts.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.apple.FontRegistry" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "sudo atsutil databases -remove" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Font caches", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; the paths are listed so you can choose.", "keepItSmall" : "A worktree shares the history instead of copying it.", "what" : "Two or more clones of the same repository, each with its own full history.", "whyItGrows" : "Cloning again is quicker than remembering where the first clone went." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "git.clone.duplicate", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "duplicateClones" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "git worktree add ../ " } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Repositories cloned more than once", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "branchGraph" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is lost that the remote does not have.", "keepItSmall" : "Clone into a projects folder so these are easy to spot.", "what" : "Repositories cloned into a temporary folder, Downloads or the Desktop.", "whyItGrows" : "A clone made to check one thing is never removed." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 2 } }, { "gitClean" : { } }, { "gitPushed" : { } }, { "noActiveSession" : { } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "git.clone.stale", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "staleClones" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Clones in temporary places", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "branchGraph" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; packing rewrites the history more compactly.", "keepItSmall" : "Git packs on its own schedule, which a busy repository can outrun.", "what" : "Repositories with a large history directory or many loose objects.", "whyItGrows" : "Every fetch and rebase writes loose objects that only packing consolidates." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "git.gc", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "repositoriesNeedingGarbageCollection" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "git -C {path} gc" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Repositories worth packing", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Checking out an older commit downloads its files again.", "keepItSmall" : "`git lfs prune` keeps what recent commits reference.", "what" : "Large files LFS has downloaded, including versions no branch points at.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version of every large file you have checked out is kept." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ { "noActiveSession" : { } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "git.lfs.cache", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "lfsCaches" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "git -C {} lfs prune" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Git LFS objects", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; a stash is work and only you can judge it.", "keepItSmall" : "`git stash list` is worth reading before starting something new.", "what" : "Stashed changes older than ninety days, listed by repository.", "whyItGrows" : "A stash is easy to make and easy to forget." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "git.stash.old", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "oldStashes" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "git -C {path} stash list" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Old stashes", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "A patch and an archive of the untracked files are saved first, then the directory goes to the Trash.", "keepItSmall" : "Commit to a scratch branch before switching tasks.", "what" : "Worktrees holding changes that are in no commit, tracked or untracked.", "whyItGrows" : "Work gets left half done when attention moves elsewhere." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ { "noActiveSession" : { } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "git.worktree.dirty", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "dirtyWorktrees" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Worktrees with uncommitted work", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "branchGraph" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The work is in the default branch and every commit is on the remote.", "keepItSmall" : "Run `git worktree remove` once a pull request merges.", "what" : "Clean worktrees whose branch already landed, untouched for over a week.", "whyItGrows" : "A worktree is rarely removed when its pull request merges." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ { "gitClean" : { } }, { "gitPushed" : { } }, { "noActiveSession" : { } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "git.worktree.merged", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "mergedWorktrees" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 2 } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "git -C {} worktree remove {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Worktrees whose branch is merged", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "branchGraph" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The directory goes to the Trash, so anything unexpected is recoverable.", "keepItSmall" : "Finishing or cancelling an agent session lets it clean up after itself.", "what" : "Directories where worktrees live that no repository lists any more.", "whyItGrows" : "A coding agent creates a worktree per task and an interrupted run leaves it behind." }, "family" : "git", "guards" : [ { "notRegisteredWorktree" : { } }, { "noActiveSession" : { } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } }, { "gitClean" : { } }, { "gitPushed" : { } } ], "id" : "git.worktree.orphaned", "locations" : [ { "gitQuery" : { "_0" : "orphanedWorktrees" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "git" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Worktrees no repository claims", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "branchGraph" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Only the record goes; 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Go has no expiry for this cache.", "what" : "Downloaded module sources, stored read-only per version.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version of every dependency is kept forever." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "go.mod", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/go/pkg/mod" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.go/pkg/mod" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "go" } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "go clean -modcache" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Go module cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build downloads dependencies again.", "keepItSmall" : "Gradle can expire cached entries; see `cacheDays` in its documentation.", "what" : "Downloaded dependencies and build output Gradle shares across projects.", "whyItGrows" : "Nothing expires, and Android projects pull large artifacts." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "java" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "gradle.caches", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.gradle/caches" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Gradle caches", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "New daemons write new logs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; worth revisiting after a Gradle upgrade.", "what" : "Log files from each Gradle daemon that has run.", "whyItGrows" : "Each Gradle version keeps its own directory here, and every daemon started writes a new log." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "java" } } } } ], "id" : "gradle.daemon", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.gradle/daemon/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "entriesOlderThan" : { "days" : 7 } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Gradle daemon logs", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "ageHistogram" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "A project on that version downloads it again.", "keepItSmall" : "Align the wrapper version across your projects.", "what" : "Gradle itself, one copy per version any project's wrapper has requested.", "whyItGrows" : "Each project pins its own version and the wrapper downloads it." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "family", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "gradle.wrapper", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.gradle/wrapper/dists/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "allButNewest" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "family", "keep" : 1 } } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Gradle distributions", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Loading the dataset downloads and reprocesses it.", "keepItSmall" : "Point `HF_DATASETS_CACHE` at a project folder you clean with the project.", "what" : "Downloaded and preprocessed datasets.", "whyItGrows" : "Each dataset keeps both its download and its processed form." }, "family" : "python", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "hf.datasets", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/huggingface/datasets" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/huggingface/assets" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Hugging Face datasets", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Loading the model downloads it again.", "keepItSmall" : "`huggingface-cli delete-cache` offers an interactive picker.", "what" : "Downloaded model weights, one directory per model repository.", "whyItGrows" : "Every model any script has loaded stays, including every revision." }, "family" : "python", "guards" : [ { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "hf.hub", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "huggingFaceModels" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Hugging Face models", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "modelList" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next install downloads again.", "keepItSmall" : "`brew cleanup` runs automatically unless `HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP` is set.", "what" : "Bottles and source archives Homebrew keeps after installing them.", "whyItGrows" : "Every version of every formula you have installed is kept." }, "family" : "system", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "brew" } } } } ], "id" : "homebrew.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Homebrew/Cask" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "brew" } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Homebrew downloads", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Only the current version stays; pinned formulae are left alone.", "keepItSmall" : "Leave `HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP` unset so Homebrew tidies up itself.", "what" : "Older installed versions of formulae, kept after an upgrade.", "whyItGrows" : "An upgrade installs the new version beside the old one." }, "family" : "system", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "homebrew.old-kegs", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "homebrewKegs" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "brew" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "brew cleanup {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Superseded Homebrew versions", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; the system decides what to keep local.", "keepItSmall" : "Optimize Mac Storage lets macOS evict files you have not opened.", "what" : "iCloud Drive files that have been downloaded to this Mac.", "whyItGrows" : "Opening a file downloads it and it stays local afterwards." }, "family" : "system", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "icloud.downloaded", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Mobile Documents" } } ], "pass" : "deep", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "System Settings, iCloud, Optimize Mac Storage" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Downloaded iCloud Drive files", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Copies go to the Trash; 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: "The installer leaves both behind after the update is in place." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "RobloxStudio" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "roblox.staged-update", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Roblox/UnzippedBundle" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Roblox/RobloxStudioApp.zip" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Roblox Studio staged update", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`bundle install` fetches what a project needs.", "keepItSmall" : "`gem cleanup` after upgrading a gem you use everywhere.", "what" : "Installed gems and cached gem archives.", "whyItGrows" : "Old versions stay installed after an upgrade." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "ruby.gems", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.gem" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.bundle/cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "gem cleanup" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Ruby gems and versions", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`rbenv install` compiles it again, which takes a few minutes.", "keepItSmall" : "Keep the versions your projects' version files name.", "what" : "Complete Ruby installations, one per version.", "whyItGrows" : "Each version installs alongside the last." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "newerVersionPresent" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "familyAndMajor", "keep" : 1 } } } ], "id" : "ruby.versions", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.rbenv/versions/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.rubies/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 5 } }, "selection" : { "allButNewest" : { "_0" : { "grouping" : "familyAndMajor", "keep" : 1 } } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Ruby versions", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "`rustup toolchain install` downloads it again.", "keepItSmall" : "Keep the channel your projects pin and remove one-off nightlies.", "what" : "Complete Rust toolchains, one per channel or version installed.", "whyItGrows" : "Nightly toolchains and pinned versions install alongside stable." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ { "notActiveVersion" : { "tool" : "rustup" } } ], "id" : "rustup.toolchains", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.rustup/toolchains/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "rustup" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "rustup toolchain uninstall {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Rust toolchains", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Pages load from the network once; history and passwords are untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure; browsers manage this within their own limit.", "what" : "Cached web content from Safari and Firefox.", "whyItGrows" : "Each browser fills its cache to its own limit, and Firefox keeps a separate cache per profile." }, "family" : "browsers", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Safari" } } } }, { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Firefox" } } } } ], "id" : "safari-firefox", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.apple.SafariTechnologyPreview" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/*/cache2" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Mozilla/updates" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Safari and Firefox caches", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Each app refills what it needs; documents and settings are untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Cache and temporary directories inside sandboxed applications' containers.", "whyItGrows" : "Each app caches what it downloads and few of them impose a limit." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sandboxed.caches", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "containerCaches" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Sandboxed app caches", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "stackedUsage" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "They go to the Trash; apps open with default windows rather than restoring the last session.", "keepItSmall" : "Turning off Close windows when quitting an app stops these growing.", "what" : "Window positions and unsaved text apps restore when you reopen them.", "whyItGrows" : "One directory per app ever launched, including apps long removed." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } } ], "id" : "saved-state", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Saved Application State/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Saved application state", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next build compiles from source.", "keepItSmall" : "`SCCACHE_CACHE_SIZE` caps it; the default is ten gigabytes.", "what" : "Compiler output sccache reuses between builds.", "whyItGrows" : "Every distinct compilation is stored until the cache reaches its size limit." }, "family" : "systems", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sccache.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/Mozilla.sccache" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/sccache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 5 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "sccache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Files go to the Trash, so anything worth keeping is recoverable.", "keepItSmall" : "Most of these apps can delete a recording after you export it.", "what" : "Recordings from screen capture tools and meeting apps.", "whyItGrows" : "Recordings are saved by default and rarely revisited." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } } ], "id" : "screen-capture.recordings", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Movies/CleanShot/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Movies/Screen Studio/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Movies/Loom/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Movies/OBS/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Documents/Zoom/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/CleanShot/media/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Screen recordings", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "fileGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Selenium downloads the driver it needs again.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Drivers and browsers Selenium Manager downloads.", "whyItGrows" : "Each browser update needs a matching driver, and the earlier drivers stay." }, "family" : "node", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "selenium.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/.cache/selenium" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Selenium Manager cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Your main shell history file is untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Setting `SHELL_SESSIONS_DISABLE=1` stops these being written.", "what" : "Per-terminal-window history files macOS keeps to restore sessions.", "whyItGrows" : "A new file per window, kept indefinitely." }, "family" : "system", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "shell.sessions", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.zsh_sessions/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/.bash_sessions/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "entriesOlderThan" : { "days" : 30 } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Shell session history", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "ageHistogram" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The device is recreated empty the next time it is needed.", "keepItSmall" : "Keep the two or three models you actually test on.", "what" : "Simulated devices, each with its own disk of installed apps and data.", "whyItGrows" : "Xcode creates a device for every model in every runtime it installs." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Simulator" } } } }, { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "xcodebuild" } } } } ], "id" : "sim.devices", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "simulatorDevices" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 2 } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "xcrun" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "xcrun simctl delete {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Simulator devices", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "deviceGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The first boot after this takes a minute longer.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Shared library caches the simulator builds per runtime.", "whyItGrows" : "A new cache is built for every runtime and kept after the runtime goes." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Simulator" } } } } ], "id" : "sim.dyld-cache", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld/*/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 1 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Simulator dyld cache", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; a missing cache is rebuilt on the next simulator boot.", "keepItSmall" : "Only folders named after a macOS build other than the one you run are spare.", "what" : "Shared library caches the simulator builds per runtime, one folder per macOS build.", "whyItGrows" : "Each macOS update builds a fresh set, and the previous build's folder stays." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sim.dyld-cache-system", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld/*/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 1 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "advisory" : { "_0" : "sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld/" } }, "tier" : 4, "title" : "Simulator dyld cache in the system library", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "New logs start empty.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Console output from every simulator boot.", "whyItGrows" : "Each device keeps its own log directory and every boot adds to it." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sim.logs", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Simulator logs", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "They are recreated on demand.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Simulator devices Swift Playgrounds and previews create.", "whyItGrows" : "A device is created per playground and runtime, and it stays after the playground is closed." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sim.playground-devices", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Developer/XCPGDevices" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Playground devices", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Testing on that OS version downloads the runtime again.", "keepItSmall" : "Keep the current runtime and the oldest version you support.", "what" : "Complete operating system images the simulator boots.", "whyItGrows" : "Each Xcode release downloads a new one and leaves every earlier one in place." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Simulator" } } } } ], "id" : "sim.runtimes", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "simulatorRuntimes" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "redownload" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "xcrun" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "xcrun simctl runtime delete {}" } }, "tier" : 2, "title" : "Simulator runtimes", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "versionTimeline" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next parallel run creates the clones it needs.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Simulator clones created for parallel test runs.", "whyItGrows" : "A cancelled test run leaves its clones behind." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "xcodebuild" } } } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "sim.test-devices", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 2 } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Parallel test devices", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing changes; these devices could not be started.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Devices whose runtime has been removed, so nothing can boot them.", "whyItGrows" : "Removing a runtime leaves its devices behind." }, "family" : "xcode", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sim.unavailable", "locations" : [ { "discovered" : { "_0" : "simulatorUnavailableDevices" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "requiresTool" : { "binary" : { "_0" : "xcrun" } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "toolCommand" : { "_0" : "xcrun simctl delete unavailable" } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Simulators with no runtime", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "deviceGrid" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Versions go to the Trash; saved documents are untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "File, Revert To, Browse All Versions shows what each app is holding.", "what" : "Unsaved document states macOS keeps for apps that support versions.", "whyItGrows" : "A crash or a force quit leaves a copy behind." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } } ], "id" : "sketch.autosave", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Autosave Information/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "Autosave versions", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Previews regenerate as you browse.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Thumbnails and previews Sketch caches for your documents.", "whyItGrows" : "Every document you open adds its previews, and nothing is removed when the document is." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Sketch" } } } } ], "id" : "sketch.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3" } }, { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/cache" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Sketch cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Copies go to the Trash; saved models are untouched.", "keepItSmall" : "Preferences, General sets the autosave interval.", "what" : "Recovery copies of models that were open during a crash.", "whyItGrows" : "A crash leaves the recovery copy in place after you have recovered." }, "family" : "design", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 30 } } ], "id" : "sketchup.autosave", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp*/SketchUp/Autosave/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "irreversible" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "trash" : { } }, "tier" : 3, "title" : "SketchUp autosaves", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing; these have already been applied.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Installer payloads apps download when they update themselves.", "whyItGrows" : "Each update leaves its archive behind after installing." }, "family" : "apps", "guards" : [ ], "id" : "sparkle.updates", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/*/org.sparkle-project.Sparkle" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/org.sparkle-project.Sparkle/*" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/*.ShipIt" } }, { "glob" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Application Support/Caches/*.ShipIt" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Downloaded app updates", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "The next dictation or transcription compiles its model again, which takes a few seconds.", "keepItSmall" : "Nothing to configure.", "what" : "Speech-recognition models macOS compiles for the Neural Engine and keeps in a temporary folder.", "whyItGrows" : "Each new model version is compiled beside the last, and nothing removes the old set." }, "family" : "system", "guards" : [ { "olderThan" : { "days" : 7 } }, { "noOpenFiles" : { } }, { "ownedByCurrentUser" : { } } ], "id" : "speech.model-cache", "locations" : [ { "glob" : { "_0" : "/private/var/tmp/SpeechModelCache/*" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "rebuild" : { "minutes" : 1 } }, "selection" : { "perItem" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Compiled speech models", "verified" : "confirmed", "visual" : "ageHistogram" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Tracks stream again; downloads for offline listening are not touched.", "keepItSmall" : "Settings, Storage sets the cache limit.", "what" : "Streamed audio Spotify keeps so replays do not use the network.", "whyItGrows" : "The cache grows to its configured limit, which defaults to generous." }, "family" : "communication", "guards" : [ { "appNotRunning" : { "_0" : { "app" : { "_0" : "Spotify" } } } } ], "id" : "spotify.cache", "locations" : [ { "absolute" : { "_0" : "~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client" } } ], "pass" : "probe", "regenerationCost" : { "none" : { } }, "selection" : { "whole" : { } }, "strategy" : { "delete" : { } }, "tier" : 1, "title" : "Spotify cache", "verified" : "expected", "visual" : "plain" }, { "explanation" : { "afterDeletion" : "Nothing is removed here; Steam should uninstall so its library stays correct.", "keepItSmall" : "Steam can be set to keep only recently played games installed.", "what" : "Installed games, which are often the largest folders on a Mac.", "whyItGrows" : "Games stay installed after you stop playing 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