Privacy Junk Sweeper
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- privacy-junk-sweeper
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- MIT
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Browser privacy trace, app cache, recent-file & duplicate cleaner
A Linux alternative to CCleaner focused on browser privacy traces, application caches, recent-file history, and duplicate cleanup. Disclaimer: Independent open-source project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Piriform / Gen Digital. Linux does not use a Windows Registry.
What it really does:
- Tab 1 (Browser Privacy Analyzer & Safe Cleaner): Scans real browser profile folders in SNAP_REAL_HOME (Firefox, Snap/Flatpak Firefox, Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera) and custom folders, honestly reporting strict snap confinement access vs active browser lockfiles (.lock, parent.lock, SingletonLock). Opens temporary SQLite copies (including -wal/-shm) for Dry-Run analysis of history URLs, cookies, form history, sessions, and caches; refuses locked profiles so databases never corrupt; creates timestamped backups before cleaning rows + running VACUUM.
- Tab 2 (Application Caches, Thumbnails & Recent-Files Trace Cleaner): Inspects real ~/.cache/* per app (excluding protected snap paths), ~/.cache/thumbnails/*, FreeDesktop Trash (~/.local/share/Trash), and ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel XML entries, computing exact byte counts with Dry-Run preview, selective XML pruning, and real deletion + reclaim stats.
- Tab 3 (Exact Duplicate File Finder): Scans user-selected folders using 2-phase size grouping + 4 KB partial hash + full SHA-256 verification, supports Keep Newest / Keep Oldest / Keep Shortest Path selection, and safely moves duplicates to Trash or permanently deletes them after confirmation.
Honest confinement note: Under strict Snap confinement, hidden browser dotfiles directly under your home directory may be restricted by AppArmor without personal-files; inaccessible paths are honestly reported.
Support development: https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b
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