DevenLu / MacOS-Maid

Shell Script I Use To Automatically Clean Up My Mac.

MacOS Maid

A simple shell script I run to keep my MacBook clean and patched.

What It Does:

• Prompt For Password If Not Root
• Deletes Saved Wireless Networks
• Installs Needed System Updates
• Empties The Trash
• Deletes All System Logs
• Deletes The QuickLook files
• Updates And Cleans Homebrew
• Cleans Ruby
• Removes All Docker Containers
• Purges Memory
• Removes known_hosts file.
• Securely Wipe Freespace

Usage:

• Review for your preferences and comment out options You dont want.
• Set homessid and workssid variable to stop from deleting those!
• chmod +x maid.sh
• ./maid.sh

Important Notice

I likely dont know what I am doing and this could be done faster, better and simpler some other way. These scripts could also break your MacBook and make you cry.