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Chunyu33 / light-c

git clone https://github.com/Chunyu33/light-c.git v2.16.16 · 9d ago

A free, minimalist, lightweight, and high-performance C-drive cleanup tool.

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2026-10-20 · 3,104 ★ 2026-10-22 · 3,128 ★
LanguageRust
License—
Created2026-01-26 (8mo ago)
Last push9d ago
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README excerpt
# LightC
LightC is a Windows desktop utility for safe junk cleanup, disk analysis, and system maintenance. It is built with React, TypeScript, Rust, and Tauri.
简体中文
## Features
- **Junk Cleaner** — Quick and deep scans for temporary files, Delivery Optimization files, thumbnails, DirectX shader caches, and selected rebuildable Microsoft Defender caches.
- **Large Files** — Find space-consuming files with drive-aware scanning, risk indicators, selection controls, and safe deletion feedback.
- **Social App Cache** — Review cache categories from WeChat, QQ, DingTalk, Lark, and other supported desktop apps before cleanup.
- **System Slim** — Review optional Windows system components and space-saving settings with clear safety warnings before applying changes, including rebuilding the Windows Search index when Windows.db grows abnormally large.
- **Old Drivers** — Identify unused third-party driver packages while protecting drivers currently in use; supports backup and restore workflows.
- **Uninstall Leftovers** — Detect probable remnants of removed applications across common locations using confidence-based results.
- **Registry Cleanup** — Find orphaned registry references and provide backup-aware cleanup with operation feedback.
- **Context Menu Cleaner** — Review invalid context-menu entries and remove unwanted shell integrations.
- **Directory Analyzer** — Inspect directory space usage, drill into large folders, and clean supported temporary caches.
- **Disk Growth Analysis** — Compare disk snapshots to locate changed files and directories over time.
- **Shell Icons** — Manage third-party This PC shell icons with registry/ACL backup, restore, and anti-respawn protection.
- **AI Model Storage** — Analyze local model, LoRA, embedding, and related cache storage, then remove selected model data.
- **Localization** — Switch between Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese; module pages, scan stages, settings, and stable backend labels follow the selected language.
## Screenshots
## Requirements
- Windows 10 or later.
- Node.js 20.19+ and npm.
- Rust toolchain and the Tauri 2 prerequisites.
## Development
 [code] 
## Portable Mode
Place `LightC.portable.json` beside the executable. LightC then stores its configuration, local data, and WebView data beside the executable instead of the default user profile location.
## Safety Notes
- LightC does not scan or delete the Windows Defender root, quarantine, definition updates, platform data, or other protected Defender data.
- Defender cleanup is limited to the rebuildable `LocalCopy` and `Support` directories.
- System32 cleanup is limited to the explicitly supported DirectX shader cache path.
- Some files require administrator permission or a system reboot and may remain listed as incomplete.
- Review selected items before permanent cleanup and keep important data backed up.
## Reporting Issues
Please search existing issues first, then describe one problem per issue with a clear, fact