Prune
Built for 256 GB & 512 GB drives — Mac & Windows

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

Prune finds the 20–100 GB that Ollama, Hugging Face, and dev tools quietly hoard — free scan shows exactly how much you'd get back before you pay a cent.

Download free for Windows
macOS version under development

Free scan forever · Windows 10+ · macOS waitlist available

1 Scan everything. One click checks caches, logs, dev tools, and AI app data across six categories — nothing runs until you press Start Scan.
2 See the real number. Every category gets an exact size, not a vague estimate — so you know what's using your space before you decide anything.
3 Choose what goes. Drill into individual files and cache folders, check what to remove — nothing is deleted until you hit Clean Selected.

What is Prune?

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.

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.

See your number before you pay

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.

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.

Your data stays local

No file path metadata ever leaves your machine. Prune runs entirely on your Mac or Windows PC — nothing is uploaded for analysis.

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 laptop, 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 & build junk DerivedData, iOS DeviceSupport, NuGet & Gradle caches 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 on macOS, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp on Windows — the OS 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.

You only pay after the free scan proves it's worth it.

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. Switch or cancel anytime, right inside the app.

Monthly

For a one-time deep clean

$1.99/ month
  • Full one-click cleanup
  • AI model & cache pruning
  • Cancel anytime
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Annual

For Macs that fill up every month

$9.99/ year
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  • Upgrade or downgrade in-app
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Lifetime

Pay once, clean forever

$19.99one-time
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  • Free updates for life
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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, and is it safe to clear?

It's stored at ~/.cache/huggingface on both macOS and Windows. 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 macOS?

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.

Is there a Windows version of Prune?

Yes! The Windows version is fully available now and supports Windows 10 and 11 (x64) with the same scanner categories — Ollama, Hugging Face, developer caches, uninstalled app leftovers, and everyday system junk. One license covers your machine on either platform.

Do I need to pay to scan my machine?

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 $1.99/month.

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

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.

Will Prune keep up as AI tools invent new ways to fill my disk?

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.

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