Developer Cleanup Guides
High-intent guides for macOS developers. Each page includes manual Terminal commands, safety warnings, and how CodeCleaner offers a safer visual option. Scan first, review before deleting.
Xcode & Apple Development
Delete Xcode DerivedData on Mac safely. Check size with du, remove with rm -rf, or use CodeCleaner to scan per-project sizes before cleanup.
Clean Xcode cache on Mac: DerivedData, CoreSimulator, Archives, DeviceSupport, and SPM. Manual du and rm commands plus safer CodeCleaner scan.
Remove old iOS simulators on Mac with xcrun simctl delete unavailable. Check CoreSimulator size and clean safely with CodeCleaner.
JavaScript & Node.js
Find all node_modules folders on Mac with find and du. Delete safely after a dry run, or use CodeCleaner's node_modules scanner with sizes and last-used dates.
Clear npm, Yarn, and pnpm cache on Mac. npm cache clean, yarn cache clean, pnpm store prune. Check sizes and understand cache vs node_modules.
Clean Next.js .next build cache on Mac. Remove .next folders and node_modules. find commands and CodeCleaner Project Scanner.
Docker & DevOps
Docker disk cleanup on Mac: prune images, volumes, build cache. docker system df and prune commands. CodeCleaner uses official Docker CLI safely.
Colima disk cleanup on Mac: check ~/.colima and ~/.lima VM sizes, prune Docker inside Colima, and reclaim Lima VM disk space safely.
Android & Gradle
Clean Gradle cache on Mac at ~/.gradle/caches. Remove wrapper dists and daemon files. Safe manual rm commands and CodeCleaner Gradle scan.
Clean Android Studio cache on Mac: AVD images, build cache, IDE caches and logs. Manual commands and CodeCleaner Android scan.
Python / Rust / Go / Ruby / Flutter
Clean Python cache on Mac: pip cache, __pycache__, and project venv folders. pip cache purge and safe manual cleanup with CodeCleaner.
Clear Poetry, pip, and Conda caches on Mac. poetry cache clear, pip cache purge, conda clean --all. Check sizes before deleting.
Clean Rust Cargo registry, git checkouts, and target folders on Mac. rm ~/.cargo/registry and cargo clean. CodeCleaner Rust scan.
Clean Homebrew cache on Mac with brew cleanup -s and du on ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew. Reclaim bottle cache space safely.
Clean Flutter pub cache on Mac with flutter pub cache clean. Remove ~/.pub-cache and build folders. CodeCleaner Flutter detection.
Clean Go module cache on Mac with go clean -cache -modcache. Check ~/go/pkg/mod and ~/.cache/go-build sizes.
Clean Maven local repository on Mac at ~/.m2/repository. Check size with du and remove safely. CodeCleaner Maven detection.
IDEs & AI Coding
Disk Space Overview
CodeCleaner is a developer disk cleaner for Mac. Clean Xcode, Docker, node_modules, Gradle, Python, Rust, and IDE caches. Free scan, no account.
Mac disk full but Finder shows little? Check developer folders: Xcode, Docker, node_modules, Cargo, Gradle, Colima. Diagnostic commands and free CodeCleaner scan.