🧹 PC Storage Cleaner

A powerful, modern Windows storage cleaner that removes temp files, browser caches, app junk, and system bloat — all from a beautiful dark UI.

⬇️ Download Latest .exe · 🐛 Report Bug · 💡 Request Feature

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✨ Features

• 🗑 47+ Clean Categories — Temp files, caches, logs, game data, dev tools & more
• 🔍 Smart Scan — Shows exact space to be freed before cleaning anything
• 🌐 All Major Browsers — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Opera GX
• 🎮 Game Launchers — Steam, Epic Games, Battle.net / Blizzard
• 🧑‍💻 Developer Tools — VS Code, npm, pip, Yarn, pnpm, NuGet, Cargo, Gradle
• 💬 Apps — Discord, Spotify, Teams, Zoom, Telegram, WhatsApp
• 🪟 Deep Windows Cleaning — Prefetch, Thumbnail cache, Error Reports, Memory Dumps, Event Logs, Printer Spool, Hibernate file, Windows.old
• ✅ Safe by Default — Risky categories are opt-in only
• 🔑 Admin Mode Detection — Unlocks deeper cleaning when run as administrator
• 📋 Live Activity Log — Real-time per-file log with color coding
• 🎨 Modern Dark UI — Built with tkinter, no external dependencies

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📦 Download

No Python required — just download and run!

Version	File	Size
Latest	PC Storage Cleaner.exe	~10 MB

1. Download PC Storage Cleaner.exe from Releases
2. Double-click to run
3. (Optional) Right-click → Run as administrator for deeper cleaning

Note: Windows Defender may briefly show a warning for unknown publishers. Click "More Info → Run Anyway". The app is built with Nuitka (compiles to native code) to minimize false positives.

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🧹 What Gets Cleaned

🪟 Windows System

Category	Description
Windows Temp Files	%TEMP% and C:\Windows\Temp
Prefetch Cache	App startup cache files
Thumbnail Cache	Explorer thumbnail database
Recycle Bin	All drives
Windows Logs	CBS, setup & event logs
Windows Update Cache	SoftwareDistribution\Download
Delivery Optimization	Windows Update peer cache
Memory Dumps	C:\Windows\Minidump + memory.dmp
Error Reports	WER crash dumps
Icon & Font Cache	Explorer icon DB + font cache
Installer Patch Cache	$PatchCache$ redundant patches
Windows.old	Previous Windows installation
Event Logs	System, Application, Security, Setup
Printer Spooler	Stuck print jobs
Hibernate File	hiberfil.sys (= your full RAM size)
Recent Documents	MRU file list
DNS Cache	Resolver cache flush
Clipboard	Clipboard history
IIS Logs	Web server log files

🌐 Browsers

Browser	Cleans
Chrome	Cache, Code Cache, GPU Cache
Edge	Cache, Code Cache, GPU Cache
Firefox	cache2 profiles
Brave	Cache, Code Cache, GPU Cache
Opera / Opera GX	Cache, Code Cache

🧑‍💻 Developer Tools

Tool	Cleans
VS Code	Cache, logs, workspace storage, cached extensions
npm	Package download cache
pip	Python HTTP cache
Python	__pycache__ bytecode folders
Yarn	Package cache
pnpm	Store cache
NuGet	.NET package cache
Cargo (Rust)	Registry & source cache
Gradle / Maven	Java build tool caches
Visual Studio	Component & IntelliSense cache

🎮 Games & Apps

App	Cleans
Discord	Cache, GPU cache, logs
Spotify	Stream & offline storage
Teams	Cache, service worker, logs
Zoom	Meeting logs & temp data
Telegram	Desktop media cache
WhatsApp	Desktop cache
Steam	Downloading depot + logs
Epic Games	Web cache, HTTP cache, logs
Battle.net	Cache & logs
Adobe	Premiere Pro & After Effects media cache
Office	AutoRecover & temp files
OneDrive	Sync activity logs

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🛠️ Run from Source

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• No third-party packages needed (uses only stdlib + tkinter)

git clone https://github.com/saksham-kumar1621/PC-Storage-Cleaner.git
cd PC-Storage-Cleaner
python cleaner.py

Or just double-click Run Cleaner.bat

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🔨 Build the EXE yourself

The exe is compiled with Nuitka (Python → native C code) for minimal AV false positives.

# Install Nuitka
pip install nuitka ordered-set zstandard

# Build (takes ~5-10 min, auto-downloads MinGW64 compiler)
python -m nuitka ^
  --onefile ^
  --windows-console-mode=disable ^
  --enable-plugin=tk-inter ^
  --assume-yes-for-downloads ^
  --windows-product-name="PC Storage Cleaner" ^
  --windows-product-version=1.0.0.0 ^
  --output-filename="PC Storage Cleaner.exe" ^
  --output-dir=dist ^
  cleaner.py

Or just double-click Rebuild EXE.bat

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📁 Project Structure

PC-Storage-Cleaner/
├── cleaner.py          # Main application (all-in-one)
├── Run Cleaner.bat     # Launch from Python source
├── Rebuild EXE.bat     # Build standalone exe with Nuitka
├── requirements.txt    # Build dependencies
├── LICENSE             # MIT License
└── .github/
    ├── workflows/
    │   └── build.yml       # GitHub Actions auto-build
    └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
        ├── bug_report.md
        └── feature_request.md

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/new-category
3. Add your changes to CLEAN_CATEGORIES in cleaner.py
4. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

MIT © Saksham Kumar

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Made with ❤️ by @one_saksham_

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