Prune
Built for 256 GB & 512 GB Macs

Your Mac says "disk full."
Your AI tools ate it.

Ollama models you tried once. Hugging Face checkpoints. Pip, conda, and Xcode caches. AI workflows quietly hoard tens of gigabytes — Prune finds every byte and clears it safely, in seconds.

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Scan free. See the damage first.

Download Prune and run a free scan — it shows exactly how many gigabytes of AI model caches, developer junk, and forgotten large files are hiding on your disk before you pay a cent. Unlock cleaning only if it's worth it.

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Where did 100 GB go?

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 MacBook, that's the difference between working and watching the "disk full" spinner.

5–40 GB Ollama models ~/.ollama/models — every model you pulled "just to try"
10–50 GB Hugging Face cache ~/.cache/huggingface — checkpoints kept after every download
5–15 GB Pip & Conda caches Wheels and packages for environments you deleted months ago
10–30 GB Xcode junk DerivedData & iOS DeviceSupport that rebuild themselves anyway
2–10 GB AI desktop app caches Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Warp — Electron caches add up fast
3–12 GB npm, CocoaPods & IDE caches Package managers and editors hoarding old versions of everything
1–8 GB Uninstalled app leftovers Orphaned Application Support, preferences & state from apps you removed months ago
3–20 GB System caches & logs ~/Library/Caches and ~/Library/Logs — macOS piles these up quietly
2–15 GB Browser & everyday app caches Chrome, Slack, Zoom, Spotify, Dropbox — every app leaves its own pile

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.

Built for AI workflows on small SSDs

Generic Mac cleaners don't know what an Ollama model or a Hugging Face checkpoint is. Prune was built for the machines doing AI work on 256 and 512 GB drives.

Knows AI Junk by Name

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.

Nothing Deleted Blind

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.

Native Rust Speed

A tiny native app — not another Electron memory hog. Runs great on 2018–2020 Intel MacBooks and Apple Silicon alike, with zero background agents.

Scan free. Unlock cleaning from $1.99.

The scanner is free forever — see everything Prune finds before paying. Every paid plan unlocks the same full cleaning power. Switch or cancel anytime, right inside the app.

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$1.99/ month
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Not sure yet? Download the free scanner and see how many gigabytes it finds first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything people ask before letting a cleaner near their AI models and dev projects.

Does Prune delete my Ollama models permanently?

Only the models and paths you explicitly select. Prune lists every file before deletion, and Ollama re-downloads any model you pull again — nothing is removed by surprise.

Where is the Hugging Face cache on my Mac, and is it safe to clear?

It's stored at ~/.cache/huggingface. Clearing it is safe — Hugging Face re-downloads checkpoints the next time a script needs them. Prune shows you the exact size before you clean it.

Will cleaning Xcode derived data break my projects?

No. DerivedData and iOS DeviceSupport caches rebuild automatically the next time you open a project in Xcode. Prune also skips folders containing an active .git or node_modules by default.

Does Prune work on older Intel MacBooks?

Yes. Prune ships as a universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs (2018 and newer, macOS 12+) — exactly the hardware most affected by small 256GB and 512GB SSDs.

Do I need to pay to scan my Mac?

No. Scanning is free forever and shows the total reclaimable size. You only need Prune Pro to actually delete what it finds, from $1.99/month.

Is Prune safe to use — will it delete system files?

Prune restricts deletions to your user folder and /Library/Logs by default, never auto-selects large files, and lists every path before removal so nothing is deleted blind.

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