Sitemap
Every page of the windowsweep documentation, grouped in the order of the sidebar.
- sitemap.xml: the same pages, as the file search engines read.
- feed.xml: an RSS feed of windowsweep releases. The readable list is the release feed.
- llms.txt: a plain-text index of these docs for AI assistants.
22 pages.
Start here
- windowsweep - a Windows cleanup CLI that names every path first
Windows cleanup CLI for caches, temp files and items you choose. Protected folders remain refused; scan first to measure without deleting.
Before you delete anything
- Safety model
The deletion chokepoint, the protected lists, the tiers, the idle gate and the dry-run guarantee.
- Developer mode
What the first question changes for package, build and test-runner caches.
Getting started
- Installation
npx, a global install or a clone; Windows PowerShell 5.1 or 7; and where logs and reports land.
- Quick start
Four commands, from proving the safety guards to reclaiming the space.
Desktop app and sections
- Desktop app
The windowsweep desktop window: what it adds over the command-line tool, what it collects, and the SmartScreen note on first run.
- Sections 0-29
Every section: what it touches, and how it behaves in dry-run and in batch mode.
Desktop account and updates
- Use a desktop plan
How real-run allowances, Pro, Team, referrals and plan requests work in windowsweep.
- Install a required update
What a windowsweep update notice means and how to install it in the desktop app, website and docs.
- Read the policy notice
Where the windowsweep policy notice appears and what its two links explain.
- Walk through the desktop app
Where the page tours and walkthrough appear, and what they leave untouched.
Reference
- CLI reference
Every mode, option, exit code, environment variable and config key.
- Profiles
The named section bundles: dev, minimal, cache-only, system, deep and audit.
- Admin sections and elevation
Sections 12-16 and 20, how --elevate works, and the hibernation decision.
- Reports and logs
What a run writes under the data directory, the JSON report schema, and the exports.
- AI integration guide
How an agent or a script runs windowsweep safely - the --json contract, exit codes, what --yes never covers, and the guarantees.
Help, releases and the team
- Troubleshooting
Symptom, cause, fix.
- FAQ
The questions people ask first about a tool that deletes files.
- Changelog
Every published version of windowsweep.
- The windowsweep team
Who makes windowsweep, the two sibling tools for Linux and macOS, and how to support the work.
Site
- Release feed
Every windowsweep release, newest first, with the date it shipped and what changed.
- windowsweep website
Where the tool is downloaded, and where an account holds what the desktop app has synced.