The Ollama & Hugging Face cache cleaner built for Windows, not just Mac. Free scan shows exact GB first. Nothing deleted blind.
Plain mode uses everyday language like System Data and Other. Paths stay hidden until you ask.
Technical mode surfaces exact paths and a developer trust checklist.
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Free scan forever · Windows 10+ · macOS waitlist available
Prune is a disk space scanner and cleaner for AI and developer workflows. It finds large caches (Ollama models, Hugging Face checkpoints, build junk, and app leftovers) and shows how much each category is holding in a free scan. Prune Pro unlocks the detailed file lists and cleaning — and nothing is ever removed without your explicit approval.
Finds Hugging Face caches, Ollama models, pip and conda leftovers, plus Xcode DerivedData, npm, CocoaPods, and IDE caches — categorized so you know exactly what's safe to clear. It also sweeps the everyday stuff: system caches and logs, browser and app clutter, uninstalled app leftovers, and forgotten large files.
The scan is free forever and shows the reclaimable size for every category. Unlock Pro for the detailed file lists and cleaning — only if the numbers are worth it.
Every file is listed before removal. Active projects with .git or node_modules are skipped, deletions stay inside your user folder, and large files are never auto-selected.
No file path metadata ever leaves your machine. Prune runs entirely on your Mac or Windows PC — nothing is uploaded for analysis.
Every AI tool keeps its own private stash. None of them clean up. And it's not just AI — uninstalled apps and everyday software quietly leave their own trail too. On a 256 GB laptop, that's the difference between working and watching the "disk full" spinner.
When macOS says System Data or Other is huge, these caches are often why. You do not need the raw paths to reclaim space.
Path hidden · Models you pulled to try. Remove unused ones anytime.
Path hidden · Checkpoints from experiments. Clearing is safe.
~/.cache/pip, ~/miniconda3/pkgs, %LOCALAPPDATA%\pip\CachePath hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
Path hidden · Xcode build caches. Rebuilds next compile.
Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, WarpPath hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
~/.npm, ~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods, %LOCALAPPDATA%\npm-cachePath hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
~/Library/Application Support, %APPDATA% (apps no longer installed)Path hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
~/Library/Caches on macOS, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp on WindowsPath hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
Chrome, Slack, Zoom, Spotify, DropboxPath hidden · Reclaimable leftovers. Review before delete.
You don't need a bigger SSD. You need to see what's eating this one. All of it is regenerable — apps re-download what they actually use.
Developers will not let an unknown app near a model cache without receipts. Here are ours.
Scans stay on your machine. No cloud upload of file lists.
Every path is listed before delete. You approve the selection.
Windows installer is code-signed for distribution. macOS notarization follows with the Mac build.
Plain-English changes on the changelog. Privacy policy spells out what we never collect.
Shipping Windows build with free scan before paywall. Dry-run / CLI on the roadmap.
The scanner is free forever — see how much Prune finds before paying. Every paid plan unlocks the same detailed file lists and full cleaning power. A one-time licence costs less than a single year of most Mac cleaners (vs CacheCleaner). Against the free Mac-only tools, you pay for Windows coverage, everyday junk categories, and ongoing detection of new AI caches. Both subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial — your card is charged automatically when the trial ends unless you cancel first. Switch or cancel anytime, right inside the app.
7 days free, then month to month
7 days free, then billed yearly
Pay once, clean forever
Not sure yet? Download the free scanner and see how many gigabytes it finds first.
Everything people ask before letting a cleaner near their AI models and dev projects.
Only the models and paths you explicitly select. Is it safe to delete Ollama models? Prune lists every file first — nothing deleted blind.
Clearing the Hugging Face cache is safe — checkpoints re-download when needed. Step-by-step guide. Prune shows the exact size before you clean.
No. DerivedData rebuilds on next compile. Where DerivedData lives. Prune skips active project folders by default.
The macOS version is currently under active development. You can sign up for the waitlist to be notified as soon as it is released. It will support macOS 12+ on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Yes — Windows is the primary release today. Free Ollama & Hugging Face space on Windows. macOS is on the waitlist, not a blocker for Windows users. One license covers your machine on either platform.
No. Scanning is free forever and shows the reclaimable size for every category. Prune Pro unlocks the detailed file lists and the cleaning itself, from $4.99/month or $29 once. Both subscriptions begin with a 7-day free trial, and your card is charged when it ends unless you cancel.
Prune restricts deletions to your user folder plus a few log and temp locations by default, never auto-selects large files, and lists every path before removal so nothing is deleted blind.
Yes. Prune continuously monitors how AI models, agent runtimes, desktop AI apps, and developer tooling store caches and artifacts on macOS and Windows. As new tools and workflows start eating hard disk space, Prune ships updates that detect those paths so your free scan stays current — not locked to today's Ollama and Hugging Face folders alone.