The 17 places MiniSpace checks

Free up space finds items in 17 places, lets you review them, moves what you select to the Trash, and only then do you empty the Trash.

Last updated: 10 November 2026. Applies to MiniSpace 0.2.1.

Each group shows its size, its items and one line about what happens after removal. Nothing moves until you confirm.

Safe 8 categories

Ticked for you. The tool that owns it recreates or re-downloads it.

Xcode DerivedData Developer tools
Build products Xcode recreates on the next build.
Xcode caches Developer tools
Xcode caches rebuilt automatically.
Xcode device support Developer tools
Debug symbols re-downloaded when a device connects.
Simulator caches Developer tools
Simulator caches rebuilt automatically.
Homebrew cache Developer tools
Downloaded bottles; brew re-downloads.
Package manager caches Developer tools
Package downloads; tools fetch them again. Covers npm, Yarn, pnpm, Bun, pip, uv, Cargo, Gradle, CocoaPods, Swift PM and Go.
App logs System and apps
Diagnostic logs.
Mail downloads Other
Attachments Mail already saved copies of; Mail re-downloads them when opened.

Review first 6 categories

Never ticked for you. Removing it has a cost, so you decide item by item.

Xcode archives Developer tools
Needed to symbolicate crash reports of shipped builds.
AI model caches Developer tools
Downloaded AI models; large and slow to fetch again. Covers Hugging Face, Ollama and LM Studio.
Stale node_modules Developer tools
Dependencies of projects untouched for 30+ days; npm install recreates them.
App caches System and apps
Per-app caches; apps rebuild them, some log you out.
Old installers Downloads
Installers and archives in Downloads older than 7 days; the apps are already installed.
iOS backups Other
iPhone/iPad backups; Finder > device > Manage Backups also removes them.

Show only 3 categories

Listed with its size so you know it is there. MiniSpace does not tick or move it for you.

Simulator devices Developer tools
Simulator devices with their installed apps and data.
Docker data Developer tools
Docker Desktop's disk image; it grows and rarely shrinks on its own.
Trash Other
Items already in the Trash; they take space until the Trash is emptied.

What happens when you press Move selected to Trash

Emptying the Trash

Empty Trash is the only permanent action in MiniSpace. It asks you to confirm first. It then shows the real number of bytes freed. It never runs on a schedule. Items in the Trash still use disk space until you empty it.

What it never touches