A DISK UTILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT FILES

See what takes space. Choose what goes.

Find caches, dependencies and build outputs. Review what to clean in a native Mac app—with the ddc command included.

InstallationCLI + agents
Illustration of a laptop with the DeepDriveCleaner icon and a list of development files.
Product illustration · not an actual app screenshot

Install DeepDriveCleaner

v0.3.0

macOS 26 · Apple Silicon · App + CLI

brew install --cask smartandpoint/tap/deepdrivecleaner

Open the app from Applications and grant Full Disk Access when prompted.

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Use the app

  1. 01
    Scan your development files

    Scan from the menu bar, or schedule scans in Settings. Scans are read-only.

  2. 02
    Review your selection

    See the largest findings, inspect the plan, and choose what stays.

  3. 03
    Confirm cleanup

    The shared engine checks selected items again before acting.

Cleaning deletes files. Review the plan and confirm your selection. Disclaimer ↗

Prefer the terminal or an agent? The CLI guide is at ddc.sh.

Example findings

128.4 GiB

Illustrative data · not a scan of your device

FindingRisk classSize
Package download cache~/.npm/_cacache
18.4 GiB
Project dependenciesnode_modules/
46.2 GiB
Models & VM imagesModels / VM images
31.8 GiB
Personal files~/Downloads/
32.0 GiB

Sample sizes, not promised savings. Classification depends on the rule and context.

safe

Download caches

Package download caches refill when you need them. These start selected; where supported, cleanup uses the tool's own command.

~/.npm/_cacache
~/.cache/uv
Homebrew downloads

Selected by default. Review the plan before cleaning.

One product. App and CLI. The same engine.

DeepDriveCleaner is the app. ddc is its command. Use a window, a terminal, or your coding agent—both interfaces use the same cleanup checks.

The appCLI + agents

A little context before you clean

Are DeepDriveCleaner and ddc different tools?

They are two interfaces to the same product. The native app runs the same CLI engine; ddc is the short command name.

Can I use it through my agent?

Yes, through the installed CLI. Ask for inspection and a preview first. Read the shared CLI guide for terminal requirements and non-interactive behavior.

Will this remove everything in System Data?

No. System Data is a broad macOS category. DeepDriveCleaner identifies supported findings and reports access limits; sample sizes are not a promise of recoverable space.

What about Windows and Linux?

The native app requires macOS 26 on Apple Silicon. Windows and Linux CLI builds are planned; check ddc.sh for the actual published artifacts.

FOR DEVELOPERS + AGENTS

Built agent-first. Open to your contribution.

People and agents develop DeepDriveCleaner with ProjectStore. Read the shared decisions, follow the runbook, and bring a scoped improvement.

Contribution runbookProject decisionsClaude Artifact

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