# Cleanup Targets Reference

## Risk Ratings

| Risk | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Safe | Can be deleted without consequence; regenerated automatically |
| Moderate | Review before deleting; may lose useful data |
| Risky | May break applications; requires careful inspection |
| Info only | Report size but do not offer deletion |

## Target Details

### User Logs (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Logs/`
- **Cleanup target**: `user-logs`
- **Notes**: Application crash reports and debug logs. Regenerated as needed.

### System Logs (Moderate, requires sudo)
- **Path**: `/var/log/`
- **Cleanup target**: not available via cleanup_execute.sh (requires sudo)
- **Notes**: System-level logs. Only clean old/rotated files. Active logs should not be deleted.

### User Caches (Safe, per-app)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Caches/`
- **Cleanup target**: `user-caches`
- **Notes**: App caches regenerated on next use. Some apps may need to re-download data. Browser caches can be large.

### Homebrew Cache (Safe)
- **Path**: `$(brew --cache)` (typically `~/Library/Caches/Homebrew/`)
- **Cleanup target**: `brew-cache`
- **Notes**: Downloaded bottles and source archives. `brew cleanup` handles this properly.

### npm Cache (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/.npm/_cacache/`
- **Cleanup target**: `npm-cache`
- **Notes**: Package download cache. `npm cache clean --force` is the proper way to clear.

### pip Cache (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Caches/pip/`
- **Cleanup target**: `pip-cache`
- **Notes**: Downloaded wheel/sdist cache. `pip cache purge` is the proper way to clear.

### Xcode DerivedData (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/`
- **Cleanup target**: `xcode-derived`
- **Notes**: Build artifacts and indexes. Rebuilt on next Xcode build. Can grow very large.

### Xcode Archives (Moderate)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives/`
- **Cleanup target**: `xcode-archives`
- **Notes**: App Store submission archives. May be needed for symbolication of crash reports. Review before deleting.

### iOS DeviceSupport (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport/`
- **Cleanup target**: `ios-support`
- **Notes**: Debug symbols for connected iOS devices. Re-downloaded when device connects again.

### Docker (Moderate)
- **Cleanup target**: `docker`
- **Notes**: Uses `docker system prune -f`. Removes stopped containers, unused networks, dangling images. Does NOT remove named volumes. Never delete Docker's filesystem directly.

### Trash (Safe)
- **Path**: `~/.Trash/`
- **Cleanup target**: `trash`
- **Notes**: Items in Trash. User has already "deleted" these.

### Old Downloads (Info only)
- **Path**: `~/Downloads/` (files >90 days old)
- **Notes**: Report only. User should review manually. Never auto-delete downloads.

### Application Support Remnants (Risky)
- **Path**: `~/Library/Application Support/` orphaned directories
- **Notes**: Report only. Directories from uninstalled apps. Difficult to determine automatically which are truly orphaned. Manual review required.