Clear third-party application data
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for macOS.
These changes use Mac system commands to update your settings.
Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:
- 🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
- 🟡 Some recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
- 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.
Implementation Details
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Language: bash
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Scripts Count: 13 scripts
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Subcategories: 1
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Required Privileges: Administrative (sudo) access
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Compatibility: macOS only
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Reversibility: Some changes may be permanent
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.
privacy.sexy instructions
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Clear third-party application data. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:
Strict
Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.
All
Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
Some actions conducted are irreversible, meaning there is no straightforward method to restore changes once applied. Either run only reversible scripts or exercise caution before running, restoring it may not be possible.
Recommended: Create a Time Machine backup before doing any changes.
Standard
This script includes only Standard recommendation level.
Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.
Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:
Strict
This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
Download Strict scripts:
All
This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
Download all scripts:
Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
Explore further
This category includes total of 13 scripts and 1 subcategories.
Explore its 11 subscripts and 1 subcategories:
Clear privacy.sexy data
This category offers scripts to remove data left by the privacy.sexy desktop application, helping you ensure your privacy by eliminating all traces of use. The web application version of privacy.sexy does not create or store user data on your device, so this category is applicable to desktop application users only. These scripts are designed for anyone wanting to ensure their script activities leave no trace on their systems.
Clear Adobe cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "sudo rm -rfv ~/Library/Application\\...".
Clear Gradle cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if [ -d "~/.gradle/caches" ]; then rm -rfv...".
Clear Dropbox cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if [ -d "~/Dropbox/.dropbox.cache" ]; then ...".
Clear Google Drive File Stream cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "killall "Google Drive File Stream" rm -rfv...".
Clear Composer cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if type "composer" &> /dev/null; then ...".
Clear Homebrew cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if type "brew" &>/dev/null; then brew...".
Clear old Ruby gem versions
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if type "gem" &> /dev/null; then gem...".
Clear unused Docker data
This script frees up disk space, but also improves user privacy by: 1. Removal of stopped containers: Containers often run applications or services that might process sensitive or personal data. Even if a container is stopped, its filesystem remains intact, and potentially sensitive data inside it can be accessed. By removing stopped containers, we eliminate this potential privacy risk. 2. Deletion of unused images: Images can sometimes contain sensitive information, especially if they w...
Clear Pyenv-Virtualenv cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if [ "$PYENVVIRTUALENVCACHE_PATH" ]; then ...".
Clear NPM cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if type "npm" &> /dev/null; then npm cache...".
Clear Yarn cache
This script configures macOS using Bash (Shell script). It runs "if type "yarn" &> /dev/null; then echo...".
Explore Categories
This action belongs to Privacy cleanup category. This category configures macOS using 85 scripts. These scripts are organized in 12 categories. The category includes 6 subscripts and 6 subcategories that include more scripts and categories. Read more on category page ▶
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