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Practical guides to developer caches, clear cleanup commands and the files you should keep.
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Free Up Disk Space on a Mac: The Developer's Guide
Where every major toolchain hides its cache, Xcode, npm, Homebrew, Gradle, pip, Cargo, Docker, and the exact command to clean each one safely.
8 min read AI toolsHow Much Disk Space AI Coding Tools Use on macOS
Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Ollama, LM Studio, caches vs. model weights, what's safe, and the session files you must never touch.
6 min read XcodeHow to clear Xcode DerivedData (rm DerivedData)
Quit Xcode, then rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData. Regenerable build state, often 10 to 50 GB, not your source.
7 min read DockerDocker Taking 100GB? Clean It Safely on macOS
Docker.raw, build cache, dangling images, stopped containers and the volumes trap, prune commands ranked by risk.
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Xcode3 guides ↗
Build caches, simulators and compiler storage.
Docker2 guides ↗
Images, volumes and the space inside Docker.raw.
AI tools & models6 guides ↗
Claude, Cursor, Codex and downloaded models.
JavaScript5 guides ↗
node_modules and npm, Yarn and pnpm caches.
Python1 guide ↗
pip, uv and Conda without losing environments.
Android1 guide ↗
Gradle caches, SDKs and emulator storage.
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Where to start, cleaner comparisons and security.
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Xcode
How to clear Xcode DerivedData (rm DerivedData)
Quit Xcode, then rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData. Regenerable build state, often 10 to 50 GB, not your source.
7 min read XcodeHow to remove old iOS simulators (simctl delete unavailable)
Remove old iOS simulators with xcrun simctl delete unavailable. Do not use rm on CoreSimulator.
5 min read XcodeXcode CompilationCache.noindex: Why Finder Shows More Than You Can Free
Compare apparent and allocated Xcode cache sizes, reproduce a sparse-file example and clean the specific cache you intend to rebuild.
5 min readDocker
Docker Taking 100GB? Clean It Safely on macOS
Docker.raw, build cache, dangling images, stopped containers and the volumes trap, prune commands ranked by risk.
7 min read DockerDocker.raw Still Huge After Prune? Check Allocated Space
Diagnose Docker.raw after cleanup by separating logical capacity, allocated host space and reclaimable Docker objects.
5 min readAI tools & models
How Much Disk Space AI Coding Tools Use on macOS
Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Ollama, LM Studio, caches vs. model weights, what's safe, and the session files you must never touch.
6 min read CursorHow to Clear Cursor Cache on Mac Without Losing Projects
The exact Cursor folders that are safe to clear, and the workspace state, local history and sign-in data to leave alone.
5 min read CodexWhere Codex Stores Files on Mac: What Is Safe to Delete
Reclaim Codex cache, temporary files and diagnostics without deleting settings, credentials or useful conversation context.
4 min read AI toolsHow to remove unused Ollama models (ollama rm)
List models with ollama list, then remove one with ollama rm. Do not delete blobs by hand.
5 min read ClaudeHow to Clear Claude Code and Claude Desktop Cache on Mac
Separate Claude desktop cache and CLI diagnostics from settings, credentials, conversations and pending updates.
5 min read ML modelsHow to Clean Hugging Face and PyTorch Caches on Mac
Inspect downloaded models, preview a Hugging Face removal and distinguish regenerable PyTorch weights from your own checkpoints.
5 min readJavaScript
How to clear npm, yarn, and pnpm cache
Index of the npm, Yarn, and pnpm cache guides. Each command has its own page.
2 min read JavaScriptHow to clear npm cache (npm cache clean --force)
npm cache clean --force, or the gentler npm cache verify. The cache is usually ~/.npm.
4 min read JavaScriptHow to clear yarn cache (yarn cache clean)
yarn cache clean for classic Yarn. yarn cache clean --all for Yarn Berry.
4 min read JavaScriptHow to clear pnpm cache (pnpm store prune)
pnpm store prune drops unreferenced packages. Find the store with pnpm store path.
4 min read JavaScriptCan I Delete node_modules? (And When To)
When it's safe to wipe node_modules, how to find stale folders across your Mac, and why caches are a separate cleanup.
5 min readPython
Android
Overview & safety
Fake DevCleaner Clone: How Hackers Copied My Site to Spread Malware
Attackers pixel-cloned the landing page as “CleanDev” to push PamStealer. Official site only, how to tell the real app from a fake.
4 min read The big pictureFree Up Disk Space on a Mac: The Developer's Guide
Where every major toolchain hides its cache, Xcode, npm, Homebrew, Gradle, pip, Cargo, Docker, and the exact command to clean each one safely.
8 min read ChecklistMac dev cleanup checklist
Quit Xcode, then clear DerivedData, old simulators, package caches, Docker, and project build folders on a Mac.
3 min read ComparisonBest Mac Cleaner for Developers: DevCleaner vs CleanMyMac vs DaisyDisk
DevCleaner vs CleanMyMac vs DaisyDisk vs OmniDiskSweeper, three different kinds of tool, and when each one is the right answer.
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