Mole

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Changelog

Uninstall no longer freezes at prompts: background scan workers could steal the terminal and suspend mo uninstall before or after a removal; three layered fixes keep the prompt in the foreground on every shell.

Accurate CPU numbers on Apple Silicon: mo status no longer reads parked efficiency cores as 90-100% busy or measures its own startup burst, so totals now track top instead of running 30+ points high.

New Legacy Overrides step in optimize: detects hidden App Nap and disk-image verification overrides left by old tweak utilities, and removes only the override key so macOS defaults apply again.

Cleanup covers more developer leftovers: guarded Codex Desktop update staging and Tart VM caches, Terragrunt caches in purge, and stale Edge updater payloads older than your installed Edge.

Install integrity is now fail-closed: a failed checksum or attestation aborts the install instead of silently downgrading to an unverified source build, and delete-path validation now resolves ancestor symlinks before deciding.

Cleanup reports what it actually did: item counts match what was cleaned, sub-megabyte amounts show as KB instead of 0MB, and Gemini CLI chat checkpoints are never treated as temp files.

Smoother terminal experience: gg jump-to-top works on stock macOS bash, optimize renders correctly under comma-decimal locales, and the health score no longer rises as load gets worse.

更新日志

卸载不再卡死在提示符：后台扫描进程可能抢走终端，让 mo uninstall 在删除前后被挂起；三层修复让提示始终保持在前台，各种 shell 下都不再冻结。

Apple Silicon 上 CPU 数字准了：mo status 不再把休眠的能效核读成 90-100%，也不再把自身启动负载测进去，总占用与 top 一致，不再虚高 30 多个点。

optimize 新增历史遗留项审计：检测老优化工具留下的 App Nap 全局开关和磁盘镜像跳过校验设置，只删覆盖键本身，让系统回到默认行为。

清理覆盖更多开发者残留：受保护的 Codex Desktop 更新暂存和 Tart 虚拟机缓存、purge 支持 Terragrunt 缓存、清除比已装 Edge 更旧的更新器残留。

安装校验改为失败即中止：校验不通过时直接停止安装，不再静默降级到未经验证的源码构建；删除路径校验现在会先解析上级软链再判定。

清理结果如实汇报：条目数与实际清理一致，小于 1MB 的清理量以 KB 显示而不是 0MB，Gemini CLI 对话检查点永远不会被当作临时文件清掉。

终端体验更顺：gg 跳转到顶部在系统自带 bash 上恢复可用，逗号小数 locale 下 optimize 正常渲染，健康分不会再随负载升高反而变好。

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Homebrew cleanup keeps your tools working: brew cleanup could drop active executable links, so Mole now snapshots them first and restores any that cleanup removed while their formula is still installed.

Cleanup leaves in-use app data alone: legacy LM Studio data and Raycast X (v2) files are preserved when cleaning or uninstalling their older siblings.

No more hung prompts or broken terminals: interactive commands keep the foreground so nested sudo reads no longer stall, and the terminal is restored after you cancel an uninstall.

Updates repair themselves: an interrupted helper download no longer leaves a broken analyzer that still reports you are current; the next update stages and repairs it.

Steadier analyze and status views: stabler analyze output, clearer status header specs, no spinner or section flicker, and clearer dry-run summaries.

purge honors scan roots outside home: artifacts under configured roots such as /var/www can now be removed, with the existing depth and out-of-root safety checks intact.

更新日志

Homebrew 清理不再弄坏命令行工具：brew cleanup 可能删掉仍在用的可执行软链，Mole 现在先做快照，清理后自动恢复那些 formula 仍在、却被误删的链接。

清理时不动仍在使用的应用数据：清理或卸载旧版本时，保留 LM Studio 旧数据和 Raycast X（v2）文件。

不再卡在提示或留下坏终端：交互命令保持前台，嵌套 sudo 输入不再卡住，取消卸载后终端会被复原。

更新能自我修复：中断的辅助程序下载不会再留下损坏的分析器并谎报“已是最新”，下次更新会重新暂存并修好。

analyze 和 status 显示更稳：analyze 输出更稳定，status 头部规格更清晰，消除 spinner 和分区闪烁，dry-run 摘要更明确。

purge 支持 home 以外的扫描根目录：/var/www 等配置根目录下的构建产物现在能真正被清除，同时保留原有的深度和越界安全校验。

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mo clean: Redesigned the output: every row follows one "label · detail" grammar, paths with spaces are clickable in the terminal, idle sections stay silent, and duplicate or advisory rows are gone.

mo clean: A failed probe can no longer delete your files: a Spotlight stall, an unreadable Time Machine status, or a missing mount list now keeps data in place instead of treating live apps as orphans, which also fixes the Intego breakage.

mo clean: The user whitelist now covers direct removals such as Xcode DerivedData, Edge and Brave staged updates survive version cleanup, and the deletion validator rejects Homebrew roots and bare top-level paths.

mo uninstall: Side-by-side installs sharing one bundle id, like Xcode-beta next to Xcode, are kept safe, Karabiner-Elements can be uninstalled, and login item helpers are booted out without the sfltool password dialog.

mo clean: New cleanup coverage for LM Studio caches, Chrome on-device model stores, stale JetBrains version directories, and Handoff clipboard staging.

Performance: Privileged file sweeps batch into a single rm so large log archives clean in seconds instead of minutes, and preference repair plus the Spotlight probe now run under strict time budgets.

更新日志

mo clean：清理输出重新梳理了一遍，每行统一成「对象 · 详情」的格式，带空格的路径在终端里可以直接点开，没东西可清的分组不再刷屏，重复和啰嗦的提示都拿掉了。

mo clean：修掉几处误删的风险，Spotlight 卡住、Time Machine 状态读不到、磁盘列表拿不到时都会保留文件，不再把正在用的应用当成残留清掉，Intego 被误伤的问题也一并修复。

mo clean：白名单对 Xcode DerivedData 这类直接删除的路径也生效了，Edge 和 Brave 已下载好的更新包不会被误清，Homebrew 根目录和裸的顶层路径会被直接拦下。

mo uninstall：同一个 bundle id 装了两份时（比如 Xcode 和 Xcode-beta）会识别出来并保护好另一份，Karabiner-Elements 可以正常卸载了，卸载时登录项后台任务直接注销，不再弹 sfltool 密码框。

mo clean：新增 LM Studio 缓存、Chrome 本地模型、JetBrains 旧版本目录和 Handoff 剪贴板暂存文件的清理。

性能：需要管理员权限的文件清扫合并成一次批量删除，清大体积日志归档从几分钟降到几秒，偏好设置修复和 Spotlight 检测也都加了时间上限。

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V1.44.1

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Changelog

mo clean: Protected Endpoint Security and EDR agent caches under /private/var/folders, so security tools such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Jamf, ESET, GlobalProtect, and Cisco Secure Client are never touched during cleanup.

mo clean: Fixed orphaned system service reporting, protected path skips now show as skipped instead of failed.

mo uninstall: Improved leftover detection for Anki and Clash Verge, while keeping Anki profile data and installed privileged helpers safe.

mo clean / mo optimize / mo status: Avoided a Corepack cleanup prompt that could look frozen, made shared file list repair handle special paths safely, and tightened the status dashboard layout.

更新日志

mo clean：保护 /private/var/folders 下的 Endpoint Security 和 EDR 缓存，避免清理 CrowdStrike、SentinelOne、Jamf、ESET、GlobalProtect、Cisco Secure Client 等安全工具的数据。

mo clean：修复孤儿系统服务的统计展示，受保护路径现在会显示为 skipped，不再误报为 failed。

mo uninstall：优化 Anki 和 Clash Verge 的残留识别，同时保留 Anki 用户资料和仍在使用的 privileged helper。

mo clean / mo optimize / mo status：避免 Corepack 清理时出现隐藏交互提示，修复 shared file list 特殊路径处理，并优化状态面板布局。

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V1.44.0

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Changelog

mo status: Added mo status --watch for newline-delimited JSON status streaming, making Mole easier to wire into monitors, widgets, and coding-agent dashboards.

mo uninstall: Improved leftover detection for nested helper bundles, including app-embedded helper identifiers and exact helper diagnostic reports such as Chrome Helper logs.

mo uninstall: Made previews easier to audit by avoiding nested path double-counting and showing clearer per-path size context before removal.

mo update: Fixed update handoff so mo update --nightly and forced stable updates finish sudo authentication before the installer reuses that session non-interactively.

更新日志

mo status：新增 mo status --watch，持续输出 NDJSON 状态流，方便监控、桌面组件和 coding agent 直接消费。

mo uninstall：优化卸载残留扫描，支持识别 App 内嵌 helper 的 bundle id，并补上 Chrome Helper 这类精确诊断报告。

mo uninstall：优化卸载预览，避免嵌套路径重复计数，确认前更容易看清每条路径和大小。

mo update：修复更新流程里的 sudo 交接问题，mo update --nightly 和强制切回 stable 时不再把 installer 密码提示挤在 spinner 同一行。

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Mole V1.43.1 Badger 🦡

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Changelog

• mo clean: Keeps macOS wallpaper aerial cover thumbnails, so mo clean no longer leaves Wallpaper settings with blank or cloud-download covers.
• mo clean: Handles the all-whitelisted orphan service case on macOS Bash 3.2 without kept_files[@]: unbound variable.
• mo uninstall: Size sorting now uses available app size metadata, and hides the Size sort when reliable size data is unavailable.
• mo optimize: Broken preference repair now skips protected and whitelisted plist files before attempting removal.

更新日志

• mo clean：保留 macOS 壁纸 aerial 封面缩略图，清理后「墙纸」设置不再出现空白或云下载封面。
• mo clean：在 macOS Bash 3.2 下，孤儿系统服务全部命中白名单时不再触发 kept_files[@]: unbound variable。
• mo uninstall：按大小排序会使用可用的应用大小 metadata，缺少可靠大小数据时不再显示 Size 排序。
• mo optimize：修复损坏 preferences 前会先跳过受保护和白名单内的 plist 文件。

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Mole

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Changelog

• mo analyze: Top files and tree views gain a / incremental filter, and directory rows now stream in live while a scan is running
• mo clean: Cleans orphaned system services left behind after an uninstall, including Docker privileged helpers and parent-less LaunchDaemon plists, with the same protected-path and dry-run guards (#1082)
• mo uninstall: Leftover scan now also catches app-name preferences and XDG cache directories
• mo clean: Clears Google Clearcut telemetry logs, and the Homebrew autoremove preview stays safe when sudo is unavailable

更新日志

• mo analyze：Top files 和树视图新增 / 增量过滤，扫描进行时目录行也会实时显示
• mo clean：可清理卸载后残留的孤儿系统服务，包括 Docker 特权 helper 和失去父应用的 LaunchDaemon plist，沿用同样的保护路径与 dry-run 保护（#1082）
• mo uninstall：残留扫描新增覆盖按应用名命名的 preferences 和 XDG 缓存目录
• mo clean：清理 Google Clearcut 遥测日志，Homebrew autoremove 预览在无 sudo 时也保持安全
• 协议：因为遇到一些不太友好的事情，CLI 协议从 MIT 改为 GPL-3.0 并新增商标条款，但对你的使用毫无影响，依旧免费开源、放心用

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Mole

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Changelog

mo clean: Project artifacts scan now finishes on huge workspaces and shows partial results when slow scans time out

mo clean: Typing a sudo password no longer gets treated as skipping sudo

mo clean: App leftovers can remove dead macOS app records from deleted apps and unmounted DMGs without deleting files

mo clean: Developer cleanup finds more rebuildable caches, including VS Code WebStorage, QQ, LM Studio, Folo, SenPlayer, Xcode simulator caches, and XCTest test data

mo analyze: Cached folders keep their results visible while Mole refreshes in the background

mo update: Nightly updates skip reinstalling the same build, and mo status now matches the Mac App health signals more closely

mo uninstall: Related-file cleanup is stricter around system items, app helpers, symlinks, and container caches

更新日志

mo clean：Project artifacts 在超大工作区里不会再卡住，慢扫描超时后仍会展示已找到的结果

mo clean：在 sudo 提示里输入密码不会再被误判成跳过 sudo

mo clean：App leftovers 可以清理已删除应用、已卸载 DMG 留下的失效应用记录，且不会删除文件

mo clean：Developer cleanup 能发现更多可再生成缓存，包括 VS Code WebStorage、QQ、LM Studio、Folo、SenPlayer、Xcode 模拟器缓存和 XCTest 测试数据

mo analyze：打开已有缓存的文件夹时，后台刷新期间会继续显示已有结果

mo update：Nightly 更新不再重复安装同一个版本，mo status 也更接近 Mac App 的健康状态判断

mo uninstall：相关文件清理在系统项、应用 helper、symlink 和 container cache 上更谨慎

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Changelog

• mo uninstall: CrashReporter leftover plists (AppName_UUID.plist) are now discovered during app uninstall; the old directory-based pattern never matched.
• mo uninstall: Queued Enter keystrokes no longer skip the app selection screen, and a scan progress indicator appears before the app list loads.
• mo clean: Raycast protection widened from exact bundle ID to com.raycast.*, covering the new com.raycast.shared (HyperKey config) and future v2 bundle IDs.
• mo clean: Codex Desktop and CLI state directories are now protected during cleanup, preventing accidental removal of sessions, cache indexes, and log databases.
• mo status: Dashboard paints fast metrics (CPU, memory, disk) instantly, then fills in slower ones in the background; useful data shows within the first second.
• mo status: Process list shows resident memory (RSS) alongside CPU usage for a clearer picture of resource consumption.
• mo update: Now targets the invoked Mole binary instead of a different copy that happens to be first in PATH.
• Performance: CPU refresh in the status dashboard is about 2x faster, and cleanup reuses the measured free-space snapshot instead of re-reading it.

更新日志

• mo uninstall：卸载时能正确发现 CrashReporter 残留的 plist 文件（AppName_UUID.plist），旧的按目录匹配从未生效。
• mo uninstall：排队的回车键不再跳过应用选择界面，加载应用列表前会显示扫描进度。
• mo clean：Raycast 保护范围从精确 bundle ID 扩展到 com.raycast.*，覆盖新增的 com.raycast.shared（HyperKey 配置）及未来 v2 的 bundle ID。
• mo clean：Codex Desktop 和 CLI 的状态目录在清理时受保护，避免误删会话、缓存索引和日志数据库。
• mo status：仪表盘先渲染 CPU、内存、磁盘等快速指标，慢指标在后台填充，首屏秒出数据。
• mo status：进程列表新增常驻内存（RSS）显示，更直观了解资源消耗。
• mo update：现在更新当前调用的 Mole，而不是 PATH 中排在前面的另一份副本。
• 性能：状态仪表盘 CPU 刷新快约 2 倍，清理流程复用已测量的磁盘空间快照，避免重复读取。

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Mole V1.40.0 Hitagi

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Changelog

mo clean: Reclaim the multi-GB git worktrees Claude Code and similar agents leave under .claude/worktrees/. Opt in with MOLE_AGENT_WORKTREES=1; only fully clean ones are removed.

mo clean: New rebuildable-cache cleanup for Chrome DevTools MCP, Neat Download Manager, Spacedrive, QQ Music, Tencent Video, and CodeBuddy, plus OrbStack storage visibility, all preserving your data.

mo optimize: Dropped two destructive tasks. Dock Refresh no longer deletes the wallpaper database that reset your desktop, and Font Cache Rebuild is gone after it broke glyph rendering in Electron apps.

mo optimize: Prune orphaned Spotlight search rules left by uninstalled apps, keeping all System.* and com.apple.* rules.

mo status: Battery health now matches System Settings and the Mac app, plus a one-line health diagnosis instead of raw numbers.

mo uninstall: Independent CLI tool dotdirs survive same-named apps, system process names are refused, and backup-volume app clones are deduped.

Performance & integrity: Orphan-scan lookups about 15x faster, install.sh verifies the release build attestation, and cached sudo is reused across uninstall steps.

Bug fixes: Installer deletion counts corrected, switching back to the stable update channel works, and a read-only mo history shows recent cleanup activity.

更新日志

mo clean：回收 Claude Code 等 agent 在 .claude/worktrees/ 下留下的数 GB git worktree。用 MOLE_AGENT_WORKTREES=1 开启，只删除完全干净的。

mo clean：新增 Chrome DevTools MCP、Neat Download Manager、Spacedrive、QQ 音乐、腾讯视频、CodeBuddy 的可重建缓存清理，并能查看 OrbStack 占用，均保留用户数据。

mo optimize：移除两个有破坏性的任务，Dock 刷新不再删除会重置桌面的壁纸数据库，字体缓存重建已删除（过去会破坏 Electron 应用的字形渲染）。

mo optimize：清理已卸载应用残留的 Spotlight 搜索规则，保留所有 System.* 和 com.apple.* 规则。

mo status：电池健康与系统设置和 Mac 应用一致，并新增一行健康诊断，不用再读原始数字。

mo uninstall：应用同名时保留独立 CLI 工具的 dotdir，拒绝对系统进程名操作，去重备份卷上的应用副本。

性能与完整性：孤儿扫描查询快约 15 倍，install.sh 校验发布构建 attestation，卸载多步间复用已缓存的 sudo。

Bug 修复：修正安装包删除统计，支持切回稳定更新通道，并新增只读的 mo history 查看近期清理记录。

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Mole V1.39.1 Fox 🦊

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Changelog

mo clean: Trash empties without the macOS "Show warning" dialog blocking the run, the user-essentials phase keeps a live spinner through every step, and Darwin user runtime cleanup is roughly an order of magnitude faster on busy TMPDIRs. Cache coverage expanded to Arc, QQ Browser, Codex CLI, and Antigravity/Gemini; VS Code, VS Code Insiders, and Cursor now drop their .obsolete extension directories; active Claude Code plugin state is no longer flagged as an orphan.

mo uninstall: warns when System Settings > Login Items & Extensions > App Background Activity still references a removed app, and dry-run no longer prints spurious leftover warnings.

mo analyze: hardlinked files are counted once per inode, so Final Cut Pro .fcpbundle and other managed-media trees stop over-reporting by 10–50×. Expired cache files are pruned on startup.

mo status: Avail and Free% now match Activity Monitor, counting reclaimable memory as free.

mo optimize: Bluetooth reset task removed to avoid disconnecting HID and audio devices. Periodic maintenance no longer trips on quoted paths.

mo purge: cursor visibility and temp files are restored on every exit, including Ctrl-C.

CLI: honor NO_COLOR=1 to disable ANSI styling, per no-color.org.

Safety: Trash delete mode now fails closed when Trash routing is unavailable.

更新日志

mo clean：清倒废纸篓不再触发 macOS「清倒前显示警告」对话框阻塞运行；「用户文件」段全程显示 spinner，每一步都有进度；Darwin user runtime 清理在繁忙 TMPDIR 下提速约一个数量级。缓存覆盖新增 Arc、QQ Browser、Codex CLI、Antigravity/Gemini；VS Code、VS Code Insiders、Cursor 会按 .obsolete 标记清掉残留扩展目录；启用中的 Claude Code 插件状态不再被识别成孤儿。

mo uninstall：如果「系统设置 > 登录项与扩展 > App 后台活动」里仍残留卸载应用的入口，摘要里会指明清理路径；dry-run 不再误报 leftover 警告。

mo analyze：硬链接文件按 inode 去重，Final Cut Pro .fcpbundle 等托管媒体目录不再被虚报 10–50 倍；过期的 analyze 缓存会在启动时自动清理。

mo status：Avail 与 Free% 改用与活动监视器一致的算法，把可回收内存算作可用内存。

mo optimize：移除蓝牙重置任务，避免误踢 HID 与音频设备；周期维护读 stat 信息时对引号路径更稳。

mo purge：包括 Ctrl-C 在内的任意退出路径，都会恢复光标可见性并清掉临时文件。

CLI：支持 NO_COLOR=1 关闭 ANSI 颜色，遵循 no-color.org。

安全加固：Trash 删除模式在 Trash 不可用时 fail closed，防止静默退化为永久删除。

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Mole V1.39.0 Fox 🦊

Deep clean and optimize your Mac.

Changelog

• mo clean: GUI app dotdirs with a matching .app bundle or Homebrew cask are no longer flagged as orphans.
• mo clean: UTM virtualization cache cleanup (skipped while UTM is running) and Lima download cache cleanup.
• mo clean: --dry-run and real clean now agree on which orphaned system services are protected; dry-run no longer reports files it would actually skip.
• mo clean: simctl probe timeout raised from 2s to 5s with one 8s retry, fixing the "simctl not available" warning on cold boot.
• mo clean: Gradle DSL caches are preserved to keep build integrity; dry-run size output is colorized by unit.
• mo purge: Scan timeouts, spinner lifecycle, and trap handlers hardened to prevent hangs on slow filesystems.
• mo touchid: PAM file writes now use atomic install -m 444 -o root -g wheel instead of mv, so /etc/pam.d/sudo always keeps root ownership and read-only permissions after enable or disable.
• Uninstall safety: Bundle ID matching switched from glob patterns to boundary-aware comparison, preventing com.example from accidentally hitting com.example123. defaults delete now rejects malformed bundle IDs before execution.

更新日志

• mo clean：有对应 .app 或 Homebrew cask 的 GUI app dotdir 不再被误标为孤儿。
• mo clean：新增 UTM 虚拟化缓存清理（UTM 运行中自动跳过）和 Lima 下载缓存清理。
• mo clean：--dry-run 与实际清理对 protected 孤儿系统服务的判断一致，dry-run 不再虚报。
• mo clean：simctl 探测超时从 2s 提升到 5s 并加一次 8s 重试，修复重启后首次运行报 "simctl not available" 的问题。
• mo clean：Gradle DSL 缓存不再被误清理，保留构建完整性；dry-run 输出大小按 GB/MB/KB 着色。
• mo purge：扫描超时保护、spinner 生命周期、trap 处理加固，避免慢文件系统下卡住。
• mo touchid：PAM 文件写入改用原子操作 install -m 444 -o root -g wheel，enable 或 disable 后 /etc/pam.d/sudo 始终保持 root 所有和只读权限。
• 卸载安全：bundle ID 匹配从 glob 通配升级为边界校验，com.example 不再误命中 com.example123；defaults delete 执行前校验 bundle ID 格式，拒绝畸形输入。

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Thanks 💖

Issue reporters and PR contributors this cycle: @xronocode · @OWConnoi · @TyceHerrman. Security hardening of mo touchid prompted by a responsible disclosure from an independent researcher.

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Mole V1.38.1 Owl 🦉

Deep clean and optimize your Mac.

Changelog

mo uninstall: Fixed the Bash 3.2 empty-array crash when the warm scan cache returns an empty app batch, including the return-to-list path after a completed uninstall.

mo clean: Empty pycache folders no longer trigger a nounset crash when nullglob is enabled.

App detection: Apps with valid two-segment bundle ids such as Artpaper now stay visible in mo uninstall.

CI stability: The cleanup path normalization performance guard now uses a CI-only threshold to avoid false failures from noisy runners.

更新日志

mo uninstall: 修复 Bash 3.2 下 warm cache 空扫描批次导致的空数组崩溃，同时覆盖卸载完成后返回列表重新扫描。

mo clean: 空 pycache 目录在启用 nullglob 时不再触发 nounset 崩溃。

应用检测: Artpaper 这类合法两段 bundle id 的 app 现在会正常出现在 mo uninstall 列表中。

CI 稳定性: 路径规范化性能测试使用 CI 专用阈值，减少 runner 抖动造成的误报。

Mole Mac App

Prefer a GUI? I recently launched Mole Mac App. The CLI stays free and open source, and the Mac app is $9 lifetime with code MOLEMAC for 20% off through May 23.

Thanks 💖

Recent GitHub Sponsors keeping Mole moving: @Jimmy-Smo · @felitrejos · @cauyxy · @e2600 · @ObliviousOdin · @jinghaihan · @mazzzystar · @CY-Christin · @RoversX · @christ-off · @jamesholcomb · @carolyn-sun · @dangnguyen1004 · @VomPom · @ljt990218 · @cloudk1d · @numman-ali · @miantiao-me · @bevanjkay · @Damecek.

Issue reporters and PR contributors this cycle: @xronocode · @MIracleyin · @sebastianbreguel · @Zephyr-8 · @Christian-SC26.

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Mole V1.38.0 Owl 🦉

Deep clean and optimize your Mac.

Changelog

• mo uninstall: Removing a running app no longer aborts; Mole sends a Quit Apple Event first, deletes bundle and leftovers regardless, and lists any process still alive for manual quit.
• mo uninstall: Per-file deselect at the confirm prompt, skip individual files before they go to Trash.
• mo analyze: Overview cleaned up to two icons, 📁 for top-level directories and 👀 for hidden-space insights; App Library renamed to User Library to mirror System Library.
• Safer developer toolchain uninstall: Removing Xcode, Android Studio, DevEco Studio, or Docker no longer auto-collects project source, signing keys, OAuth tokens, AVD images, archives, or SDK installs. Bundle id wildcards require reverse-DNS validation so malformed or unrelated ids cannot over-match. ByHost plist deletion stays in user mode and no longer escalates to sudo.
• mo optimize: Sudo-requiring tasks check admin availability before invoking sudo; if denied, they skip cleanly with a message instead of half-running.
• mo clean: New Final Cut Pro generated cache cleanup, only sweeping safe regenerable media in Movies libraries and skipping while Final Cut Pro is open. Cleanup denylist expanded for Native Instruments, Avid, FabFilter, iLok, iZotope, Cotypist, CrowdStrike, Kolide, and Quicken plugin and license paths.
• Performance: Faster scans across status, analyze, clean, and uninstall; analyze overview reuses top-level cached sizes, uninstall scanning drops redundant work.
• Release integrity: install.sh verifies SHA256SUMS for every binary before installing, tampered or partial downloads are rejected before any file lands on disk.
• Bug fixes: Sudo trash routing during uninstall stays in the invoking user's Trash; login items resolve by path and display name; Codex Desktop runtime caches preserved during clean; VS Code Application Support folder included in uninstall; empty container stubs removed; duplicate optimise alias hidden.

更新日志

• mo uninstall: 卸载运行中的 app 不再中断，Mole 先发 Quit Apple Event 优雅退出，进程没退也照样删 bundle 和残留，summary 会点名提示你手动退一下。
• mo uninstall: 确认页支持逐项 deselect，删除前可对单个文件取消勾选。
• mo analyze: 概览界面收敛到两种图标，📁 用于顶级目录，👀 用于隐藏空间 insight；App Library 改名 User Library，与 System Library 形成对仗。
• 开发工具链卸载更稳: 卸载 Xcode、Android Studio、DevEco Studio、Docker 时，不再自动收集项目源码、签名密钥、OAuth token、AVD、Archives、SDK 等。bundle id 通配查询通过反 DNS 校验，畸形或无关的 id 无法误命中。ByHost plist 删除走 user mode，不再升级 sudo。
• mo optimize: 需要 sudo 的任务调用前先校验管理员可用性，被拒时直接 skip 并提示，不再"做了一半"。
• mo clean: 新增 Final Cut Pro 生成缓存清理，只扫 Movies library 里安全可再生的媒体，Final Cut Pro 运行中时跳过；同时扩展清理 denylist，覆盖 Native Instruments、Avid、FabFilter、iLok、iZotope、Cotypist、CrowdStrike、Kolide、Quicken 等厂商的插件与授权路径。
• 性能优化: status、analyze、clean、uninstall 扫描全面提速；analyze 概览复用顶级目录缓存尺寸，uninstall 扫描去掉冗余工作。
• 发布完整性: install.sh 安装前校验每个二进制的 SHA256SUMS，任何被篡改或下载不完整的文件都会在落盘前被拒绝。
• Bug 修复: 卸载时 sudo 删除路径正确路由到调用用户 Trash 而不是 root；login items 按路径与显示名解析；clean 时保留 Codex Desktop 运行时 cache；卸载包含 VS Code Application Support 目录；清理已验证为空的 container stub；隐藏重复的 optimise 别名。

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Recent GitHub Sponsors keeping Mole moving: @cauyxy · @e2600 · @ObliviousOdin · @jinghaihan · @mazzzystar · @CY-Christin · @RoversX · @christ-off · @jamesholcomb · @carolyn-sun · @dangnguyen1004 · @VomPom · @ljt990218 · @cloudk1d · @numman-ali · @miantiao-me · @bevanjkay · @DocSpring · @Damecek.

Issue reporters and PR contributors this cycle: @yuzeguitarist · @AmanSikarwar · @bashu · @julienducos · @sebastianbreguel · @IMZihad21 · @Christian-SC26 · @MrJeffry.

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Mole V1.37.0 Cheetah 🐆

Deep clean and optimize your Mac.

Changelog

• mo clean: Significantly improved cleanup performance by skipping missing parent directories, reducing subprocess forks, and avoiding duplicate size calculations.
• mo clean: Added cleanup coverage for Ruby, Bundler, CPAN, Codex CLI runtimes, Cursor Agent session logs, Playwright browser caches, and additional AI/dev tool leftovers.
• mo clean: Added hint-only orphan dotdir detection for stale ~/.<dir> folders. It uses a known-safe allowlist, age checks, binary checks, and LaunchAgent references before showing suggestions.
• mo clean: ~/.putty is now treated as safe and whitelist rules are respected in orphan dotdir hints. The hint text no longer suggests raw rm -rf. (closes #828)
• VPN protection: AmneziaWG, WireGuard, and NetworkExtension preferences are now protected from cleanup. Network stack refresh is skipped when an active VPN tunnel is detected. (closes #827)
• mo clean/status: Fixed sudo prompt hangs, Safari Web Extension relaunches, process "No data" output on newer macOS, and CloudStorage project discovery. (closes #819, #813, #814, #818)
• mo uninstall/clean: Improved Sparkle autoupdate protection and LaunchAgent cleanup by scanning ProgramArguments for app paths. (closes #816)
• mo optimize: Hardened cache target handling and empty debug output paths during optimization.
• UI: Clarified the multi-select menu label from Enter to Enter Save.

更新日志

• mo clean: 明显提升清理性能，跳过不存在的父目录，减少子进程调用，并避免重复计算文件体积。
• mo clean: 新增 Ruby、Bundler、CPAN、Codex CLI runtime、Cursor Agent session log、Playwright browser cache，以及更多 AI/dev 工具残留清理。
• mo clean: 新增只提示不删除的孤儿 dotdir 检测，用于发现过期的 ~/.<dir> 目录；会结合安全名单、目录年龄、二进制命令和 LaunchAgent 引用再给出提示。
• mo clean: ~/.putty 现在会被视为安全目录，孤儿 dotdir 提示也会尊重白名单；提示文案不再建议直接执行 rm -rf。(closes #828)
• VPN 保护: 保护 AmneziaWG、WireGuard 和 NetworkExtension 偏好数据；检测到活跃 VPN tunnel 时会跳过 network stack refresh，避免 VPN 被断开。(closes #827)
• mo clean/status: 修复 sudo prompt 卡住、Safari Web Extension 被拉起、新版 macOS 下进程显示 "No data"，以及 CloudStorage 项目发现问题。(closes #819, #813, #814, #818)
• mo uninstall/clean: 加强 Sparkle autoupdate 保护，并通过扫描 ProgramArguments 更准确地清理 LaunchAgent。(closes #816)
• mo optimize: 优化 cache target 处理，并修复空 debug 输出路径。
• UI: 多选菜单里的 Enter 文案调整为 Enter Save，表达更清晰。

Special thanks to @Christian-SC26 (#827), @iammike2 (#828), and contributors on #813, #814, #816, #818, and #819 for the reports and feedback.

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