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I built a macOS disk cleaner for developers and just launched it would love feedback

The article announces the launch of PolySweeper, a macOS disk cleaner designed for developers to locate and safely remove large, unnecessary files such as node_modules, Unity caches, and Xcode artifacts. It notes that the Chrome profile is blocklisted to prevent accidental deletion of passwords. The creator asks for feedback on what factors would influence a purchase decision.

read1 min views40 publishedMay 23, 2026

After constantly running out of disk space from node_modules,Unity caches, and Xcode artifacts across projects, I built PolySweeper to find and safely delete them. Chrome profile is blocklisted so you can't accidentally delete passwords. Launched today on Gumroad. https://pixentinteractive.gumroad.com/l/nuppjv What would make you buy or not buy something like this?

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