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Installation

Three ways to run macleanup on macOS — zero-install with npx, a global npm install, or a direct git checkout that needs no Node at all.

Introduction

macleanup is a safe-by-default macOS cleanup CLI that reclaims disk space from caches, logs, stale build artefacts and unused apps — with per-section confirmation and a real dry-run.

Safety model

The six design rules that keep macleanup from deleting more than you intended — the two-condition rule, the deep-section gate, sudo handling, and where the guarantees stop.

The 28 sections

Every macleanup section from 0 to 27 — what it removes, whether it needs sudo, whether it is reversible, and which flags tune it.

What gets deleted

A section-by-section inventory of macleanup deletion methods, recovery paths, and limits.