PC Cleaner

A system cleanup utility for Windows.

Features

• Cleans system and user temporary files.
• Cleans browser, application, development and launcher caches.
• Flushes DNS cache.
• Purges pip, npm, yarn, gradle caches.

Cleaned Directories

Below is a list of directories that PC Cleaner targets for cleanup. Some directories are cleaned automatically, while others require user confirmation due to potential impacts.

Folders list

Directory Name	Path	Description	Requires Confirmation
System Temp	C:\Windows\Temp	Temporary system files	No
User Temp	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp	Temporary user files in Local directory	No
User Temp	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Temp	Temporary user files in LocalLow directory	No
User Cache	%USERPROFILE%\.cache	Cache directory in user directory (.cache)	No
Internet Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache	Internet Explorer and Edge browser cache	No
Thumbnail Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer	Thumbnail cache for file explorer	No
Crash Dumps	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps	Application crash dump files	No
Live Kernel Reports	C:\Windows\LiveKernelReports	System diagnostic reports	No
Event Logs	C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs	Windows event log files	No
Delivery Optimization	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DeliveryOptimization	Windows Update delivery optimization cache	No
Windows Updates	C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download	Windows Update downloads	No
Windows.old	C:\Windows.old	Previous Windows installation files	No
Spotify Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Spotify\Data	Spotify data cache	No
Windows Error Reporting	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER	Windows Error Reporting crash reports	No
Edge Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache	Microsoft Edge browser cache	No
Chrome Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache	Google Chrome browser cache	No
pip Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\pip\cache	Python pip package cache	No
npm Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\npm-cache	npm package manager cache	No
Yarn Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Yarn\Cache	Yarn package manager cache	No
Visual Studio Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio	Visual Studio local cache files	No
VS Code Cache	%APPDATA%\Code\Cache	Visual Studio Code cache	No
VS Code Cached Data	%APPDATA%\Code\CachedData	Visual Studio Code cached data	No
NVIDIA GL Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\GLCache	NVIDIA OpenGL cache	Yes
NVIDIA DX Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\DXCache	NVIDIA DirectX cache	Yes
Prefetch	C:\Windows\Prefetch	System prefetch files	Yes
Recycle Bin	C:\$Recycle.Bin	Files in the Recycle Bin	Yes
Gradle Cache	%USERPROFILE%\.gradle\caches	Gradle build cache	Yes
Gradle Temp	%USERPROFILE%\.gradle\.tmp	Gradle temp files	Yes
Windows Logs	C:\Windows\Logs	Windows diagnostic and update logs	Yes
Discord Cache	%APPDATA%\discord\Cache	Discord application cache	Yes
Discord Code Cache	%APPDATA%\discord\Code Cache	Discord code cache	Yes
Steam HTML Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Steam\htmlcache	Steam embedded browser cache	Yes
Steam Shader Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Steam\shadercache	Steam shader cache	Yes
Epic Games Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EpicGamesLauncher\Saved\webcache	Epic Games Launcher web cache	Yes
Battle.net Cache	%PROGRAMDATA%\Battle.net\Cache	Battle.net application cache	Yes

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Windows 10+
• Dependencies listed in requirements.txt

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/gnilobaiter/pc_cleaner
   cd pc_cleaner

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the cleaner:

python main.py

Using Pre-built Binary

Download from releases and run.