Aichive

Reclaim disk from AI tools

Only for Mac

$2.99

Mac

Your AI tools leave gigabytes of cache, VM bundles and chat history scattered across your Mac. Aichive finds it all, shows what's safe, and moves your picks to the Trash. Your AI tools work hard — and leave a mess behind. Claude Desktop's Cowork feature creates VM bundles that can reach 20+ GB per session. Ollama and LM Studio models weigh 4 to 50 GB each, and Hugging Face keeps every model you've ever loaded. Codex downloads plugin runtimes, AI editors pile up caches and old extension versions. It all silently eats your disk. Aichive is a native macOS utility that finds this waste across 18 AI apps and moves it to the Trash — never permanently deleted, so you can restore anything if you change your mind. WHAT AICHIVE SCANS Assistants & agents • Claude (Desktop and Code) — Electron caches, Cowork VM bundles, agent sessions, stale worktrees, old CLI builds • ChatGPT & Codex — plugin runtimes, app and browser caches, logs • ChatGPT Classic — app cache and logs • ChatGPT Atlas — browser cache • Gemini CLI — chats and checkpoints (credentials protected) • GitHub Copilot — chat history, Copilot CLI logs and sessions, duplicate extension versions • OpenCode — provider package cache, logs, sessions AI editors • VS Code — Electron and webview caches, downloaded extension packages, old Claude Code versions • Cursor — caches, agent transcripts, old Cursor Agent CLI builds • Antigravity — update downloads, editor caches, agent conversations • Kiro — editor caches, CLI sessions • Windsurf (Devin Desktop) — caches, Cascade conversations and memories • Zed — downloaded language servers, Node.js and agent adapters Local models & voice • Ollama — model weights, manifests, logs • LM Studio — downloaded models, inference runtimes, chats • Hugging Face — every cached model and dataset, listed individually • MacWhisper — downloaded Whisper models (transcripts protected) • Superwhisper — recordings and models THREE-TIER SAFETY MODEL Every scanned item is colour-coded. GREEN — Safe to clean. Caches, logs and temp files that regenerate automatically. ORANGE — Use caution. Model weights, chat history, recordings, extensions. Removable, but with consequences (re-download, reinstall, lost history). RED — Do not delete. Settings, credentials, MCP configs, transcripts and the CLI build you're running. Shown for visibility, but the UI refuses to select them. FEATURES • Native SwiftUI app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs • Sidebar of every supported app with live size badges • Storage chart showing each item's footprint at a glance • Select all safe items with one click, or pick individually • Two-step confirmation before anything moves to Trash • Automatic re-scan after cleanup to confirm results • Built-in Cleanup Guide (⇧⌘?) explaining what gets cleaned for each app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Aichive runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no telemetry, no analytics, no advertising. Files never leave your disk. Aichive never opens or transmits the contents of any file it finds — it only reads filesystem metadata (path, size, existence). REQUIREMENTS • macOS 15.6 (Sequoia) or later • Apple Silicon or Intel Mac • No network connection required Stop letting Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and the rest quietly claim your SSD. Install Aichive and take the space back. Disclaimer. Aichive moves selected files to the macOS Trash — never permanent deletion — and every cleanup requires your explicit confirmation. Items flagged Do not delete cannot be selected in the UI. However, no software is guaranteed bug-free, and file layouts used by third-party AI apps can change at any time. Always maintain your own backups. Aichive is provided as is without warranty of any kind; the author accepts no liability for any data loss, loss of work, or other damages resulting from use of this software. Full terms in the

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Aichive now supports 18 AI apps, up from 8. NEW • ChatGPT & Codex, ChatGPT Classic and ChatGPT Atlas • Antigravity, Kiro, Windsurf (Devin Desktop) and Zed • OpenCode and the GitHub Copilot CLI • Hugging Face — every cached model listed individually • MacWhisper and Superwhisper • Old Claude Code and Cursor Agent CLI builds are found automatically; the one you're running is locked SAFER • Gemini CLI chats, Ollama manifests and VS Code unsaved-editor backups are now flagged Use caution instead of Safe • Cursor's chat database, credentials and transcripts are locked from deletion FIXES • Updated paths for VS Code, Cursor, LM Studio, Codex and Claude • File paths show as ~/… again • Wider sidebar so long app names fit

Version 1.2

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    Information

    Seller
    Walter Tengler
    Size
    2.9 MB
    Category
    Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.6 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Walter Tengler
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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