AskClean
Privacy & Security

Your data never leaves this Mac

Local-first: scanning, previews and cleanup all run on this Mac. Asking AI about an unknown large folder shares only a redacted outline of its structure — never your files or their contents.

Safe by default

Local-first

All scanning runs locally on your Mac; results are never uploaded or stored on a server.

Per-item confirm

Every item is listed for review; nothing runs until you confirm.

Never touched

Disk cleanup keeps your photo library and protected macOS system files locked, and removes system-wide caches and logs only after you approve an administrator prompt. Photo cleanup analyzes on-device and only ever removes the photos you confirm.

Never reads content

AI sees only redacted structure — never the contents of your files.

No keys

The client holds no model keys; all known cases are built in.

What AI actually sees

Only unknown large folders trigger an AI explanation — and only the redacted structural evidence below is sent.

Sent to AI · redacted

// the client gathers structure only, never contents

path:~/Library/…/▢▢▢
ext_histogram:.mp4×42 .jpg×18 .bin×7
top_items:[ models, cache, tmp ]
markers:package.json · .git
naming:hash | bundle-id | human
sampled:200 files
Never sent, never read
×File contents (not a single byte)
×Photo library and albums
×Documents and chat history
×Accounts, passwords and keys
×Any personally identifiable data

For a cleanup tool, safety matters most

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