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removes non-english (retains base) localizations on MacOS. Used for Apple Script and export as Application.
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on run | |
-- 0) Count how many non‑English .lproj folders there are | |
set countCmd to "find /Applications -type d -name '*.lproj' " & ¬ | |
"! -iname 'en.lproj' ! -iname 'Base.lproj' -print | wc -l" | |
set countBefore to do shell script countCmd -- this is already text | |
if countBefore is "0" then | |
display notification "No non‑English .lproj folders found; nothing to delete." with title "Cleanup Complete" | |
return | |
end if | |
-- 1) Cleanup: delete them with sudo | |
set cleanupCmd to "find /Applications -type d -name '*.lproj' " & ¬ | |
"! -iname 'en.lproj' ! -iname 'Base.lproj' " & ¬ | |
"-print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' DIR; do " & ¬ | |
"P=\"$DIR\"; " & ¬ | |
"while [[ \"$P\" != \"/\" && ! ( \"$P\" == *.app || \"$P\" == *.framework || \"$P\" == *.bundle ) ]]; do " & ¬ | |
"P=${P%/*}; done; " & ¬ | |
"NAME=$(basename \"$P\" .app); " & ¬ | |
"NAME=$(basename \"$NAME\" .framework); " & ¬ | |
"NAME=$(basename \"$NAME\" .bundle); " & ¬ | |
"LANG=$(basename \"$DIR\" .lproj); " & ¬ | |
"echo \"Deleting $NAME $LANG\"; rm -rf \"$DIR\"; " & ¬ | |
"done" | |
do shell script cleanupCmd with administrator privileges | |
-- 2) Notify how many were deleted | |
display notification (countBefore & " non‑English .lproj folders deleted.") with title "Cleanup Complete" | |
end run |
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