Those Pesky Files - Disk Saver

About this app

Reclaim gigabytes in minutes. Those Pesky Files finds build artifacts, caches, and other space-hogging folders across your projects—then lets you delete them safely, with confidence. No ads. No subscriptions. 100% private. One‑time purchase. What it does - Customizable rule‑based searching: Define what to find by exact name (e.g. .build, node_modules) or by file extension. - Scoped scanning: Choose specific folders to search; the app only accesses what you select (uses macOS security‑scoped permissions). - Customize scope exclusions: - Per‑rule list of folder names to skip (e.g. `.git`). - Toggle to skip all hidden folders - Limit matches to files, folders, or both. - Sibling conditions: Require specific sibling files for a match (e.g. `Package.swift`, `package.json`) to avoid false positives. - Live progress: See files scanned, matches found, total size accumulated, and what’s still being sized. - Take action on matched files: - Reveal matches in Finder. - Delete with confirmation (immediate, not moved to Trash). - Fast by design: Concurrent scanning and size calculation; avoids duplicate recursing for speed. Who it’s for - Developers with big repos and build artifacts (Xcode, SwiftPM, Node, Gradle etc). - Power users who want targeted cleanup. Privacy - 100% local: No analytics, no network calls, no data leaves or downloads to your Mac. - Rules are stored locally. Access is limited to the folders you explicitly choose. What it won’t do - Not a duplicate finder or photo manager. - Won’t touch locations you didn’t grant access to. - Won’t auto‑delete; you choose what to remove. Note: For additional privacy and security you will need to set up search locations for default rules after first launch (and/or add your own rules)

Thanks for using Those Pesky Files! This version fixes an error some users experienced when selecting certain combinations of search paths.

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1. First observed Sep 6, 2026 · 5:47 PM $3.99