The safe way to clean developer caches on your Mac.
Every project you build leaves a trail — caches, build artifacts, downloaded dependencies. Over the months they quietly swallow tens of gigabytes of disk. DevSweep understands dozens of developer tools, finds the space they left behind across your home folder, and lets you reclaim it — safely.
DevSweep never deletes. Everything it clears goes to the Trash, so you can always pull it back. Each item is labelled:
A separate safety guard independently double-checks every path before anything moves. Your SSH keys, cloud credentials, and app data are off-limits by design.
DevSweep has no network access, no telemetry, and no account. It runs entirely on your Mac and only reads the folders you explicitly grant it. Nothing about your files or usage ever leaves your computer.
Most developer caches live under your Home folder (in ~/Library and hidden folders like ~/.npm). If you only granted a specific subfolder, add your Home folder from the Folders menu (or the on-screen prompt) — that single grant surfaces everything.
DevSweep only removes regenerable build output and caches, and everything goes to the Trash — never a permanent delete. Items tagged Protected (credentials, settings, the tools themselves) can never be selected. If you ever change your mind, restore from the Trash.
It comes back like anything else, but slowly — a large re-download or a long rebuild. Each row explains what it costs, so you can decide before ticking it.
The Mac App Store requires apps to run sandboxed, which means they can only see folders you explicitly allow. Granting your Home folder lets DevSweep find your caches; you can review or remove that access any time from the Folders menu.
No. DevSweep moves items to the Trash. They stay recoverable until you empty the Trash yourself.