Storage Categories

How ClearKun categorizes millions of files into human-friendly storage buckets.

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Category Mapping Overview

ClearKun maps all files on your Windows drives into well-defined storage categories:

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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. Applications & Installed Programs                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  2. Personal Media (Videos, Audio, Pictures, Documents)     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  3. Downloads & Archives (.zip, .rar, .7z, .iso, .tar)      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  4. System & Application Caches (Temp, Logs, Dumps)         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  5. Developer Toolchains (node_modules, packages, build)    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  6. Windows Protected System Components                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Detailed Category Breakdown

1. Applications & Programs

Executable files, runtime libraries, and assets associated with installed software in Program Files, Program Files (x86), and user AppData\Local\Programs.

2. Personal Media

• Videos: .mp4, .mkv, .mov, .avi, .wmv
• Pictures: .jpg, .png, .webp, .raw, .svg, .psd
• Audio: .mp3, .wav, .flac, .aac, .m4a
• Documents: .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .txt, .md

3. Downloads & Archives

Files located inside your user Downloads directory, alongside compressed archives (.zip, .7z, .rar, .tar.gz, .iso).

4. Temporary Caches

Disposable data that applications create for performance, including browser cache, thumbnail databases (thumbcache.db), Windows error reporting dumps, and %TEMP% files.

5. Developer Artifacts

Identified dependency trees (node_modules, Pods, vendor), compilation output folders (target, bin, obj, dist, .next, build), and package caches (.m2, .gradle, .cargo, .nuget).

6. Windows System

Core operating system binaries, kernel components, page files, driver repositories, and WinSxS component store.

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Next Steps

• Safe Cleaning
• What Can I Safely Remove?
• Storage Dashboard