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Reusable agent prompt cleans Mac disk with approval gates

What to do

Try the prompt for disk cleanup, and check its three risk tiers before approving any deletion.

Why

It measures first, waits for approval, and protects source, secrets, photos and cloud folders. The author reports 36 GB freed from old iOS simulator runtimes.

Read the source at reddit.com

What the research found

A Reddit author shares a reusable AI agent prompt for Mac disk cleanup that measures first, groups deletions into three risk tiers, waits for approval, and protects source, secrets, photos and cloud folders; the author cites a 494 GB disk freed by about 36 GB of old iOS simulator runtimes and notes Docker.raw overstated size.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

A 494 GB Mac disk was 99% full and cleanup freed about 36 GB from old iOS simulator runtimes 98%
Docker.raw showed 60 GB apparent size but 14 GB actual usage 99%
The prompt requires measuring first and waiting for approval before deletion 98%
The prompt is available in 7 languages with macOS, Linux and Windows instructions 99%

Evidence

reddit.com https://reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1xd77e8/agentic_disk_cleanup_workflow
github.com https://github.com/riza/ai-disk-cleanup

Actionability rated medium.