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, pnpm, uv, Poetry, Bun, Gradle caches.

Download

Download the latest .exe from Releases and run it — no Python required.

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
Microsoft Store Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache	Microsoft Store local cache	No
Windows WebCache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache	Windows web component cache	No
Pytest Cache	%USERPROFILE%\.pytest_cache	Python pytest cache	No
Ruff Cache	%USERPROFILE%\.cache\ruff	Ruff linter cache	No
Mypy Cache	%USERPROFILE%\.mypy_cache	Mypy type checker cache	No
Corepack Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\node\corepack	Node Corepack package manager 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
pnpm Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\pnpm-cache	pnpm package manager cache	No
uv Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\uv\cache	uv Python package manager cache	No
Poetry Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\pypoetry\Cache	Poetry Python package manager cache	No
Bun Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\bun\install\cache	Bun JavaScript runtime 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
VS Code Logs	%APPDATA%\Code\logs	Visual Studio Code log files	No
Edge Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache	Microsoft Edge browser cache	Yes
Chrome Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache	Google Chrome browser cache	Yes
Chrome Code Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache	Google Chrome JavaScript code cache	Yes
Chrome GPU Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\GPUCache	Google Chrome GPU cache	Yes
Chrome Service Worker Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage	Google Chrome service worker offline cache	Yes
Edge Code Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache	Microsoft Edge JavaScript code cache	Yes
Edge GPU Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\GPUCache	Microsoft Edge GPU cache	Yes
Edge Service Worker Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage	Microsoft Edge service worker offline cache	Yes
Brave Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache	Brave browser cache	Yes
Direct3D Shader Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\D3DSCache	Direct3D shader cache	Yes
NVIDIA GL Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\GLCache	NVIDIA OpenGL cache	Yes
NVIDIA DX Cache	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\DXCache	NVIDIA DirectX cache	Yes
Intel Shader Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Intel\ShaderCache	Intel GPU shader cache	Yes
AMD DX Cache	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AMD\DxCache	AMD DirectX shader 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 log files	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
Adobe Media Cache	%APPDATA%\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files	Adobe media cache files	Yes
Teams Cache	%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\Cache	Microsoft Teams application cache	Yes
Slack Cache	%APPDATA%\Slack\Cache	Slack application cache	Yes
Zoom Cache	%APPDATA%\Zoom\data	Zoom application data cache	Yes

Development

Requirements: Python 3.8+, Windows 10+

1. Clone the repository:

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

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run:

   python main.py

Building the executable

build.bat

The executable will be in dist/PC_CLEANER.exe.