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title: Install Privacy Junk Sweeper on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Privacy Junk Sweeper for Linux - Browser privacy
  trace, app cache, recent-file & duplicate cleaner
url: https://snapcraft.io/privacy-junk-sweeper
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# Privacy Junk Sweeper

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* [Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhnv128 "View all snaps from Nguyen Van Thanh (thanhnv128)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable 2.0.0

Install latest/stable of Privacy Junk Sweeper

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install privacy-junk-sweeper
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* privacy-junk-sweeper

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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### Contact

* [buymeacoffee.com](https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b "https://buymeacoffee.com/thanhnv128b")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/privacy-junk-sweeper#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/privacy-junk-sweeper#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/privacy-junk-sweeper#tab-security)

#### 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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## Install Privacy Junk Sweeper on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/privacy-junk-sweeper/ubuntu)