Scan a large number of files for optimization

bin/clean.sh

@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ safe_clean() {
                 read -r size count < "$result_file" 2> /dev/null || true
                 if [[ "$count" -gt 0 && "$size" -gt 0 ]]; then
                     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != "true" ]]; then
+                        # Update spinner to show cleaning progress
+                        if [[ -t 1 ]] && ((idx % 5 == 0)); then
+                            stop_inline_spinner
+                            MOLE_SPINNER_PREFIX="  " start_inline_spinner "Cleaning items ($idx/$total_paths)..."
+                        fi
                         # Handle symbolic links separately (only remove the link, not the target)
                         if [[ -L "$path" ]]; then
                             rm "$path" 2> /dev/null || true
@@ -344,6 +349,7 @@ safe_clean() {
         local total_paths=${#existing_paths[@]}
         if [[ -t 1 ]]; then MOLE_SPINNER_PREFIX="  " start_inline_spinner "Scanning $total_paths items..."; fi
 
+        local idx=0
         for path in "${existing_paths[@]}"; do
             local size_bytes
             size_bytes=$(get_path_size_kb "$path")
@@ -351,6 +357,11 @@ safe_clean() {
             # Optimization: Skip expensive file counting
             if [[ "$size_bytes" -gt 0 ]]; then
                 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != "true" ]]; then
+                    # Update spinner to show cleaning progress for slow operations
+                    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+                        stop_inline_spinner
+                        MOLE_SPINNER_PREFIX="  " start_inline_spinner "Cleaning $description..."
+                    fi
                     # Handle symbolic links separately (only remove the link, not the target)
                     if [[ -L "$path" ]]; then
                         rm "$path" 2> /dev/null || true
@@ -362,6 +373,7 @@ safe_clean() {
                 ((total_count += 1))
                 removed_any=1
             fi
+            ((idx++))
         done
     fi
 

lib/clean/user.sh

@@ -97,7 +97,26 @@ clean_sandboxed_app_caches() {
     safe_clean ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/Data/Library/Caches/* "Media analysis cache"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.AppStore/Data/Library/Caches/* "App Store cache"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.configurator.xpc.InternetService/Data/tmp/* "Apple Configurator temp files"
-    safe_clean ~/Library/Containers/*/Data/Library/Caches/* "Sandboxed app caches"
+
+    # Clean sandboxed app caches - iterate to avoid shell expansion hang
+    # Check container protection BEFORE expanding cache files to prevent
+    # redundant protection checks on each file (Issue #116)
+    local containers_dir="$HOME/Library/Containers"
+    [[ ! -d "$containers_dir" ]] && return 0
+
+    for container_dir in "$containers_dir"/*; do
+        [[ -d "$container_dir" ]] || continue
+
+        # Extract bundle ID and check protection status early
+        local bundle_id=$(basename "$container_dir")
+        if should_protect_data "$bundle_id"; then
+            debug_log "Protecting system container: $bundle_id"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        local cache_dir="$container_dir/Data/Library/Caches"
+        [[ -d "$cache_dir" ]] && safe_clean "$cache_dir"/* "Sandboxed app caches"
+    done
 }
 
 # Clean browser caches (Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.)
@@ -166,20 +185,10 @@ clean_application_support_logs() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    # Clean log directories and cache patterns with iteration limit
+    # Clean log directories and cache patterns
-    # Reduced from 200 to 50 to prevent hanging on large directories
-    local iteration_count=0
-    local max_iterations=50
-
     for app_dir in ~/Library/Application\ Support/*; do
         [[ -d "$app_dir" ]] || continue
 
-        # Safety: limit iterations
-        ((iteration_count++))
-        if [[ $iteration_count -gt $max_iterations ]]; then
-            break
-        fi
-
         app_name=$(basename "$app_dir")
 
         # Skip system and protected apps (case-insensitive)

mole

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/core/common.sh"
 
 # Version info
-VERSION="1.12.8"
+VERSION="1.12.9"
 MOLE_TAGLINE="can dig deep to clean your Mac."
 
 # Check if Touch ID is already configured