Clearing the system cache

--- allowed-tools: Bash(df:), Bash(du:), Bash(npm cache clean:), Bash(brew cleanup:), Bash(rm:), Bash(find:), Bash(docker system prune:) argument-hint: [--aggressive] | [--maximum] description: Clean system caches (npm, Homebrew, Yarn, browsers, Python/ML) to free up disk space --- # System Cache Cleanup Clean temporary files and caches to free up disk space: $ARGUMENTS ## Current Disk Usage - Disk space*: !df -h / | tail -1 - npm cache: !du -sh ~/.npm 2>/dev/null || echo "Not found" - Yarn cache: !du -sh ~/Library/Caches/Yarn 2>/dev/null || echo "Not found" - Homebrew cache: !brew cleanup -n 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "Homebrew not installed" ## Cleanup Options Based on the arguments provided, execute the appropriate cleanup level: ### Option 1: Conservative Cleanup (default) Safe cleanup of package manager caches that can be easily rebuilt: ``bash # Record starting disk space echo "Starting cleanup..." df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print "Before: " $4 " free"}' # Clean npm cache echo "Cleaning npm cache..." npm cache clean --force # Clean Homebrew echo "Cleaning Homebrew..." brew cleanup # Clean Yarn cache echo "Cleaning Yarn cache..." rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Yarn # Show results df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print "After: " $4 " free"}' ### Option 2: Aggressive Cleanup (--aggressive flag) Includes all conservative cleanup plus browser and development tool caches: bash # Run conservative cleanup first (from Option 1) npm cache clean --force brew cleanup rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Yarn # Clean browser caches echo "Cleaning browser caches..." rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Google rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.operasoftware.Opera rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Firefox rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Mozilla rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/zen rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Arc # Clean development tool caches echo "Cleaning development caches..." rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/JetBrains rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/pnpm rm -rf ~/.cache/puppeteer rm -rf ~/.cache/selenium # Clean Python/ML caches echo "Cleaning Python/ML caches..." rm -rf ~/.cache/uv rm -rf ~/.cache/huggingface rm -rf ~/.cache/torch rm -rf ~/.cache/whisper # Show results df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print "After aggressive cleanup: " $4 " free"}' ### Option 3: Maximum Cleanup (--maximum flag) Includes all aggressive cleanup plus Docker and old node_modules: bash # Run aggressive cleanup first (from Option 2) npm cache clean --force brew cleanup rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Yarn rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/{Google,com.operasoftware.Opera,Firefox,Mozilla,zen,Arc,JetBrains,pnpm} rm -rf ~/.cache/{puppeteer,selenium,uv,huggingface,torch,whisper} # Clean Docker (if installed) echo "Cleaning Docker..." docker system prune -af --volumes 2>/dev/null || echo "Docker not running or not installed" # List node_modules directories for manual review echo "Finding node_modules directories..." echo "Note: Not auto-deleting. Review and delete manually if needed." find ~ -name "node_modules" -type d -prune 2>/dev/null | head -20 # Show results df -h / | tail -1 | awk '{print "After maximum cleanup: " $4 " free"}' ## Execution Steps 1. **Determine Cleanup Level** - No arguments or empty: Run Conservative Cleanup (Option 1) - --aggressive: Run Aggressive Cleanup (Option 2) - --maximum`: Run Maximum Cleanup (Option 3) 2. Safety Checks - Verify sufficient permissions - Ensure critical applications are closed (browsers for Option 2+) - Warn about Docker containers being removed (Option 3) 3. Execute Cleanup - Run appropriate commands based on the selected option - Show progress for each cleanup step - Handle errors gracefully (missing directories, permissions) 4. Report Results - Display disk space before and after - Show the amount of space recovered - List what was cleaned - Provide recommendations if more space is needed ## Important Notes Conservative Cleanup (default): - ✅ Always safe to run - ✅ Caches rebuild automatically when needed - ✅ No impact on applications Aggressive Cleanup (--aggressive): - ⚠️ Close browsers before running - ⚠️ Browser caches will rebuild the next time you use them - ⚠️ ML models will be re-downloaded if needed