https://github.com/bwesterb/blame-bird

Checks which app uses lots of space in the `Library/Caches/com.apple.bird` folder
https://github.com/bwesterb/blame-bird

bird commandline helper

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Checks which app uses lots of space in the `Library/Caches/com.apple.bird` folder

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bwesterb/blame-bird
• Owner: bwesterb
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-07-19T14:19:58.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-04T13:29:13.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-11-07T19:20:05.708Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: bird, commandline, helper
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 165
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 32
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# blame-bird.py

This Python script tries to figure out which app uses a lot of

space and files in the `Library/Caches/com.apple.bird` folder on your mac.

```

$ python blame-bird.py

4R6749AYRE.com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator            0.00MB      1

com.apple.shoebox                                   0.00MB      3

com.apple.TextInput                                 0.00MB      7

iCloud.com.apple.iBooks                             0.00MB      2

57T9237FN3.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp                 6904.66MB    647

Accounted for: 6904MB.  Still unaccounted: 1879MB

```

If you supply the app name as argument, the script generates a list of

related files (uncomment `| xargs du -hs` to add file sizes).

```

$ python blame-bird.py com.apple.TextInput # | xargs du -hs

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/C8E6D0A6-46A8-4803-8DDE-451341DD2DBA

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/4DF22D5F-464A-4F11-9CC5-4D9A073E0D59

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/8E0BB4C3-C0C6-495F-AC60-B750971EF17D

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/9F21F0B3-26C3-4066-A11E-7A853DF7E4F5

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/1FB77878-5975-47EC-A062-C7326FBBE496

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/B4B6DCFE-9958-498E-9B53-8C6195A2CF30

/Users/usr/Library/Caches/com.apple.bird/session/g/28456B01-2DDD-4F08-924A-6C1BB8F04464

```

See [this question on Ask Different](http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/220007).