The latest articles on DEV Community by David Tereba (@dawedev). https://dev.to/dawedev https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4177819%2F1dac9ef5-67d1-4e91-aee3-2a3b339c2c2d.jpg https://dev.to/dawedev en David Tereba Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:12:36 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/macos-says-not-enough-space-to-update-but-the-download-fits-the-install-needs-extra-room-while-mlo https://dev.to/dawedev/macos-says-not-enough-space-to-update-but-the-download-fits-the-install-needs-extra-room-while-mlo <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://devcleaner.app/guides/not-enough-space-to-update-macos" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdevcleaner.app%2Fimg%2Fog%2Fog-disk-space-developers.png" height="420" class="m-0" width="800"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://devcleaner.app/guides/not-enough-space-to-update-macos" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> Not Enough Space to Update macOS? What Developers Can Safely Clear </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> A macOS update needs more free space than its download. Find what is using your disk, clear Xcode, Docker, node_modules and AI tool caches safely, then retry. </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdevcleaner.app%2Fimg%2Ffavicon-32x32.png" width="32" height="32"> devcleaner.app </div> </div> </div> </div> productivity software tools David Tereba Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:16:21 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/5-disk-space-features-im-considering-for-a-mac-dev-cleaner-which-would-you-use-27i7 https://dev.to/dawedev/5-disk-space-features-im-considering-for-a-mac-dev-cleaner-which-would-you-use-27i7 <p>I build DevCleaner, a Mac app for clearing developer caches: Xcode DerivedData, simulators, Docker, node_modules and similar. The roadmap is public and voting decides order. Five new ideas:</p> <p><strong>1. Multiple versions view.</strong> Most Macs I look at have three Xcode-era simulator runtimes, two JDKs and several Node versions nobody uses. One list grouped by toolchain, with a suggestion which version your projects still need.</p> <p><strong>2. Startup items manager.</strong> Launch agents and daemons with the app that owns them, a toggle to turn them off and on, and a flag for orphans whose app is gone.</p> <p><strong>3. Simulate mode.</strong> A dry run listing every path a clean would delete and the space it frees. Plus exclusion rules beyond single folders.</p> <p><strong>4. Leftovers of uninstalled apps.</strong> This is the risky one, so the checks are strict: no installed app or LaunchServices match, no running process, unused for 14+ days, and nothing pre-selected.</p> <p><strong>5. Disk map and duplicate finder.</strong> A treemap of any folder, and duplicate detection that knows APFS clones share storage, so they don't show up as fake savings.</p> <p>What would you use, what would you never trust? Vote at <a href="https://devcleaner.app/roadmap" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://devcleaner.app/roadmap</a> or tell me in the comments.</p> macos xcode productivity discuss David Tereba Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:50:14 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-1161-fixing-a-cleanup-that-froze-on-cleaning-12bo https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-1161-fixing-a-cleanup-that-froze-on-cleaning-12bo <p>DevCleaner is a macOS app that cleans developer caches like Xcode DerivedData, simulators, node_modules and Docker data.</p> <p>Version 1.16.1 fixes one annoying bug. With automatic cleanup turned on, DevCleaner cleans up after you quit Xcode or another dev app. In some cases the app then got stuck on "Cleaning" and stopped responding.</p> <p>What changed:</p> <ul> <li>The stuck "Cleaning" state is now cleared safely.</li> <li>A cleanup that runs longer than 10 minutes stops itself.</li> <li>Heavy disk work moved off the main thread, so the window stays responsive while it scans and deletes.</li> <li>Each automatic cleanup step is now logged, which makes problems like this easier to trace.</li> </ul> <p>If you already have DevCleaner, Sparkle will offer the update (or use Check for Updates). Otherwise download it from <a href="https://devcleaner.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://devcleaner.app/</a>.</p> macos xcode showdev devtools David Tereba Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:39:19 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/clear-xcode-deriveddata-one-cache-at-a-time-1k4l https://dev.to/dawedev/clear-xcode-deriveddata-one-cache-at-a-time-1k4l <p>Xcode DerivedData is regenerable build state, and it is not your source code.</p> <p>DevCleaner 1.16.0 for macOS shows Compilation Cache, Module Cache, Symbol Cache, SDK Stat Caches, and per-project folders separately, so you can clear one cache without wiping every project. Quit Xcode first.</p> <p>Free Safe cleanup: <a href="https://devcleaner.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://devcleaner.app</a></p> xcode ios macos productivity David Tereba Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:25:34 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-linux-110-delete-single-ollama-or-hugging-face-models-ssh-and-aws-stay-e83 https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-linux-110-delete-single-ollama-or-hugging-face-models-ssh-and-aws-stay-e83 linux software tools David Tereba Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:19:47 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-macos-1160-is-out-local-ai-models-ollama-lm-studio-hugging-face-pytorch-now-54lc https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-macos-1160-is-out-local-ai-models-ollama-lm-studio-hugging-face-pytorch-now-54lc <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://devcleaner.app/" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdevcleaner.app%2Fimg%2Fog-image.png" height="479" class="m-0" width="800"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://devcleaner.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> DevCleaner: Free Disk Space from Mac Dev Tools </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> Rated 4.8/5 from 32 in-app Mac developer ratings. Safely wipe Xcode DerivedData, Docker images, Gradle caches, npm's attic, and old simulators. </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdevcleaner.app%2Fimg%2Fandroid-icon-192x192.png" width="192" height="192"> devcleaner.app </div> </div> </div> </div> productivity software tools David Tereba Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:49:21 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-linux-100-is-out-the-first-public-version-it-finds-and-safely-clears-dev-caches-1p1a https://dev.to/dawedev/devcleaner-for-linux-100-is-out-the-first-public-version-it-finds-and-safely-clears-dev-caches-1p1a linux opensource showdev tools David Tereba Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:33:04 +0000 https://dev.to/dawedev/shipped-the-first-public-linux-version-of-devcleaner-35i1 https://dev.to/dawedev/shipped-the-first-public-linux-version-of-devcleaner-35i1 <p>Shipped the first public Linux version of DevCleaner this weekend 🐧 1.0.0 for Ubuntu 24.04+, .deb for amd64 and arm64. Finds dev caches and shows what's safe to clear. Feedback welcome: devcleaner.app/linux</p> linux macos devtools buildinpublic