Observed arrival · 2026-09-15
GuardMac, the Mac cleaner that refuses to clean mid-build
A menu-bar Mac utility that monitors system pressure, identifies runaway processes, and reclaims disk space without interrupting active builds or creative work.
Field notes
The homepage describes a menu-bar monitor that turns CPU, memory, swap, and disk conditions into a live score, then identifies the processes contributing to it. Its central safety rule is contextual cleanup: the page says it avoids caches associated with active Xcode, Vite, Next.js, video, and photo workflows, and shows a 9.1 GB Node process being left alone during a build. Manual cleanup is listed in the free tier; background automation is part of Pro.
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