BitBroom

Also known as: BitBroom Cleaner

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MIT open-source Windows 10/11 cleaner + disk analyzer in C#/.NET 10 WPF with a 'provably safe' rule: finds what most cleaners miss (the live CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal 70-500GB bug, WSL2/Docker .vhdx compaction, DriverStore superseded GPU drivers, hiberfil.sys, restore points, search index, oversized Outlook data files), 60+ researched cleanup categories, SHA-256-verified duplicate finder (always keeps one copy), scheduled cleaning. Refusals by design: no registry cleaning, no browser passwords/history, no C:\Windows\Installer, no forced deletion of locked files. Recycle-Bin deletes + full audit log.

Platforms
Interface
Tech stack
C#, .NET 10, WPF (per CSV; repo language C#)
Features
Dev-junk cleaning
One of its features
Development
Unknown · leadership unknown
License
MIT
Open source, MIT (GitHub API)
Price
Free
'Free, MIT-licensed, no ads, no telemetry, no Pro tier.'
Launched
earliest announcement post_date
Repo created
GitHub stars
34 (as of 2026-10-31)
First release
Domain registered
(bitbroom.app)
Last seen alive

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Track record110 days ago
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Runs elevatedNot yet checked
Auto-update channelNot yet checked
Recent activityLast seen 60 days ago

Research notes

Announcements

1 recorded

r/coolgithubprojects — Windows can quietly eat hundreds of GB - WSL disks that never shrink, DriverStore hoarding old GPU drivers, and the current 500 GB log-file bug. I built a free, open-source tool that finds all of it and cleans only what's provably safe by u/ios-hackerjb

Canonical CSV entry and earliest author promotion found; the bug-led title (500GB log-file bug) is the pitch.

Full disclosure: I'm the developer. — Intro cliche
Windows can quietly eat hundreds of GB — WSL disks that never shrink, DriverStore hoarding old GPU drivers, and the current 500 GB log-file bug — Problem statement
it must be impossible for it to delete something you care about — Trust signal
not doing promotion, just wanted people to know about my products — Trust signal
why should I trust a random cleaner? Fair question: don't trust it, read the code and the audit log — Trust signal
Free, MIT-licensed, no ads, no telemetry, no Pro tier. — Virtue
Questions welcome — Engagement hook

Sources

URLRoleStatusCheckedArchive
bitbroom.app/cleaner/homepage200wayback
github.com/pwnapplehat/BitBroomrepo200

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