42cleaner

42cleaner is a Python script designed to clean temp/cache files and unnecessary older versions from Snap.

It helps to free up disk space and maintain system performance.

It can be scheduled for automatic background execution (using cron).

Made for 42 students. Tested on 42 Málaga school running Linux/Ubuntu. NOT for macOS.

Why?

Due to the limit of 5 GB size for 'home' directory and looking to provide a solution for the problem with the Snap package manager which is not removing properly old versions (revisions), this tool has born to solve that problem.

Trash files

This tool removes the following files:

• Empties recycle bin (Trash).
• All .zcompdump files (A cache file used by compinit).
• All Cache files in our home (~/.cache)
• Cache files from vscode (~/.config/Code/Cache and ~/.config/Code/CachedData)
• Cache files from firefox (~/snap/firefox/common/.cache)
• Cache files from slack (~/snap/slack/common/.cache)
• All temp files created by Francinette. (~/francinette/temp)
• Older versions (revisions) from installed Snap packages.

Scheduled tasks and modes

The script allows you to choose from different time intervals so that the task runs automatically in the background.

• Silent Mode: This mode is intended to run the script in the background, without any prompts.
• Verbose Mode: This mode is intended to run the script without the flag --silent and for printing additional information.

How to use

usage: 42cleaner.py [-h] [-s]

Cleaner script for 42 students.

options:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
  -s, --silent  runs the script in silent mode without any prompts
  -v, --verbose runs the script in verbose mode with additional prompts

Clone this repository by using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/WildZarek/42cleaner.git

Then, move to the new downloaded folder:

cd 42cleaner

Finally, run the script (sudo permissions not needed):

python3 42cleaner.py

Note

If the used space in your 'home' is under 60%, the tool doesn't do any operation.

Otherwise, the tool performs the needed operations to free space.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to @4ndymcfly for his contributions.

License

This work is published under the terms of 42 Unlicense.