Mole

mole

Clean, uninstall, analyze, optimize, and monitor your Mac. Free open-source CLI, plus a native Mac app.

Runs as mo, mole|macOS|mole.fit

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 3 fields

Mole maintenance commands. Only the cleanup preview is covered.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui mole

`mo clean`

Clean up disk space

Remove caches, logs, temporary files and leftovers of uninstalled apps. Defaults to previewing with --dry-run; the whitelist editor is left out.

Clean up disk spaceExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Preview only (dry run)*

--dry-run

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Preview cleanup

dry_run

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Preview only (dry run)

boolean

--dry-run-n

External volume to clean

path

--external

Detailed logs

boolean

--debug

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: mo clean [OPTIONS] Options: --dry-run, -n Preview cleanup without making changes --external PATH Clean OS metadata from a mounted external volume --debug Show detailed operation logs

helpmo clean --help

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed mo against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.