🧽 Selective cleaner for ~/Library/Caches/

clean-user-caches.sh

#!/bin/bash

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 🧽 Selective cleaner for ~/Library/Caches/
#
# This script scans your user cache folder (~Library/Caches) and interactively
# offers to delete only medium or large-sized app cache folders.
#
# Features:
#   - Skips small cache folders (<10MB)
#   - Shows size and folder name
#   - Asks confirmation before deletion
#   - Avoids touching system or protected directories
#
# Usage:
#   ./clean-user-caches.sh
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Color output
GREEN="\033[0;32m"
RED="\033[0;31m"
YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
BLUE="\033[0;34m"
NC="\033[0m"

CACHE_DIR="$HOME/Library/Caches"
MIN_SIZE_MB=10  # Only show folders >= this size

echo -e "${BLUE}🔍 Scanning user cache directory: ${CACHE_DIR}${NC}"
echo ""

# Find each folder manually
IFS=$'\n'
for folder in $(find "$CACHE_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d); do
    # Ignore unreadable folders
    if ! du_output=$(du -sk "$folder" 2>/dev/null); then
        continue
    fi

    size_kb=$(echo "$du_output" | awk '{print $1}')
    size_mb=$((size_kb / 1024))
    folder_name=$(basename "$folder")

    if [ "$size_mb" -ge "$MIN_SIZE_MB" ]; then
        echo -e "📦 ${YELLOW}${folder_name}${NC} - ${size_mb} MB"
        printf "🗑️  Delete this cache folder? [y/N]: "
        read confirm
        if [[ "$confirm" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
            rm -rf "$folder"
            echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Deleted: ${folder_name}${NC}"
        else
            echo -e "${BLUE}➡️  Skipped: ${folder_name}${NC}"
        fi
        echo ""
    fi
done
unset IFS

echo -e "${BLUE}🎉 Done cleaning caches!${NC} 🧼"