🎨 Uninstalling and cleaning is a cleaner experience

bin/clean.sh

@@ -257,65 +257,66 @@ safe_clean() {
 }
 
 start_cleanup() {
+    clear
+    echo ""
+    echo -e "${PURPLE}🧹 Clean Your Mac${NC}"
     echo ""
     echo "Mole will remove app caches, browser data, developer tools, and temporary files."
-    echo ""
 
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != "true" && -t 0 ]]; then
-        echo -e "${BLUE}Tip:${NC} Want a preview first? Run 'mole clean --dry-run'."
         echo ""
+        echo -e "${BLUE}Tip:${NC} Want a preview first? Run 'mole clean --dry-run'."
     fi
 
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo ""
         echo -e "${YELLOW}🧪 Dry Run mode:${NC} showing what would be removed (no deletions)."
         echo ""
         SYSTEM_CLEAN=false
         return
     fi
 
-    local password=""
     if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Enter admin password for system-level cleanup (or press Enter to skip):"
+        echo ""
-        echo -n "> "
+        echo "System-level cleanup removes system caches and temp files, optional."
+        echo -en "${BLUE}Enter admin password to enable, or press Enter to skip: ${NC}"
         read -s password
         echo ""
-    else
+        
-        password=""
+        if [[ -n "$password" ]] && echo "$password" | sudo -S true 2>/dev/null; then
-        echo ""
+            SYSTEM_CLEAN=true
-        echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ${NC}  Running in non-interactive mode"
+            # Start sudo keepalive with error handling
-        echo "   • System-level cleanup will be skipped (requires password)"
+            (
-        echo "   • User-level cleanup will proceed automatically"
+                local retry_count=0
-        echo ""
+                while true; do
-    fi
+                    if ! sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
-
+                        ((retry_count++))
-    if [[ -n "$password" ]] && echo "$password" | sudo -S true 2>/dev/null; then
+                        if [[ $retry_count -ge 3 ]]; then
-        SYSTEM_CLEAN=true
+                            exit 1
-        # Start sudo keepalive with error handling and shorter intervals
+                        fi
-        (
+                        sleep 5
-            local retry_count=0
+                        continue
-            while true; do
-                if ! sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
-                    ((retry_count++))
-                    if [[ $retry_count -ge 3 ]]; then
-                        log_warning "Sudo keepalive failed, system-level cleanup may be interrupted" >&2
-                        exit 1
                     fi
-                    sleep 5
+                    retry_count=0
-                    continue
+                    sleep 30
-                fi
+                    kill -0 "$$" 2>/dev/null || exit
-                retry_count=0
+                done
-                sleep 30
+            ) 2>/dev/null &
-                kill -0 "$$" 2>/dev/null || exit
+            SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID=$!
-            done
+        else
-        ) 2>/dev/null &
+            SYSTEM_CLEAN=false
-        SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID=$!
+            if [[ -n "$password" ]]; then
-        log_info "Starting comprehensive cleanup with admin privileges..."
+                echo ""
+                echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Invalid password, continuing with user-level cleanup${NC}"
+            fi
+        fi
     else
         SYSTEM_CLEAN=false
-        log_info "Starting user-level cleanup..."
+        echo ""
-        if [[ -n "$password" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${BLUE}ℹ${NC}  Running in non-interactive mode"
-            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Invalid password, continuing with user-level cleanup${NC}"
+        echo "   • System-level cleanup skipped (requires interaction)"
-        fi
+        echo "   • User-level cleanup will proceed automatically"
+        echo ""
     fi
 }
 

bin/uninstall.sh

@@ -19,29 +19,29 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../lib/batch_uninstall.sh"
 
 # Help information
 show_help() {
-    echo "App Uninstaller"
+    echo "Usage: mole uninstall"
-    echo "==============="
     echo ""
-    echo "Uninstall applications and clean their data completely."
+    echo "Interactive application uninstaller - Remove apps completely"
     echo ""
-    echo "Controls:"
+    echo "Keyboard Controls:"
-    echo "  ↑/↓     Navigate"
+    echo "  ↑/↓         Navigate items"
-    echo "  SPACE   Select/deselect"
+    echo "  Space       Select/deselect"
-    echo "  ENTER   Confirm"
+    echo "  Enter       Confirm and uninstall"
-    echo "  Q       Quit"
+    echo "  Q / ESC     Quit"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Usage:"
-    echo "  ./uninstall.sh          Launch interactive uninstaller"
-    echo "  ./uninstall.sh --help   Show this help message"
     echo ""
     echo "What gets cleaned:"
     echo "  • Application bundle"
-    echo "  • Application Support data"
+    echo "  • Application Support data (12+ locations)"
     echo "  • Cache files"
     echo "  • Preference files"
     echo "  • Log files"
     echo "  • Saved application state"
     echo "  • Container data (sandboxed apps)"
+    echo "  • WebKit storage, HTTP storage, cookies"
+    echo "  • Extensions, plugins, services"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  mole uninstall         Launch interactive uninstaller"
     echo ""
 }
 
@@ -116,11 +116,13 @@ scan_applications() {
 
     local temp_file=$(mktemp)
 
-    echo -n "Scanning... " >&2
-
     # Pre-cache current epoch to avoid repeated calls
     local current_epoch=$(date "+%s")
 
+    # Spinner for scanning feedback
+    local spinner_chars="⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏"
+    local spinner_idx=0
+
     # First pass: quickly collect all valid app paths and bundle IDs
     local -a app_data_tuples=()
     while IFS= read -r -d '' app_path; do
@@ -279,8 +281,10 @@ scan_applications() {
         process_app_metadata "$app_data_tuple" "$temp_file" "$current_epoch" &
         pids+=($!)
 
-        # Update progress
+        # Update progress with spinner
-        echo -ne "\rScanning... $app_count/$total_apps" >&2
+        local spinner_char="${spinner_chars:$((spinner_idx % 10)):1}"
+        echo -ne "\r🗑️  ${spinner_char} Scanning... $app_count/$total_apps" >&2
+        ((spinner_idx++))
 
         # Wait if we've hit max parallel limit
         if (( ${#pids[@]} >= max_parallel )); then
@@ -294,7 +298,8 @@ scan_applications() {
         wait "$pid" 2>/dev/null
     done
 
-    echo -e "\rFound $app_count applications ✓" >&2
+    echo -e "\r🗑️  ✓ Found $app_count applications                    " >&2
+    echo "" >&2
 
     # Check if we found any applications
     if [[ ! -s "$temp_file" ]]; then

lib/app_selector.sh

@@ -37,17 +37,11 @@ select_apps_for_uninstall() {
         menu_options+=("$(format_app_display "$display_name" "$size" "$last_used")")
     done
 
-    echo ""
-    echo "🗑️ App Uninstaller"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Mole will uninstall selected apps and clean all their related files."
-    echo ""
-    echo "Found ${#apps_data[@]} apps. Select apps to remove:"
     echo ""
 
     # Use paginated menu - result will be stored in MOLE_SELECTION_RESULT
     MOLE_SELECTION_RESULT=""
-    paginated_multi_select "Select Apps to Remove" "${menu_options[@]}"
+    paginated_multi_select "🗑️  Select Apps to Remove" "${menu_options[@]}"
     local exit_code=$?
 
     if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then

lib/batch_uninstall.sh

@@ -20,8 +20,18 @@ batch_uninstall_applications() {
     local -a app_details=()
 
     echo ""
-    echo -e "${BLUE}📋 Analyzing selected applications...${NC}"
+
+    # Show analyzing message with spinner
+    local spinner_chars="⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏"
+    local spinner_idx=0
+    local analyzed=0
+
     for selected_app in "${selected_apps[@]}"; do
+        # Update spinner
+        local spinner_char="${spinner_chars:$((spinner_idx % 10)):1}"
+        ((analyzed++))
+        echo -ne "\r🗑️  ${spinner_char} Analyzing... $analyzed/${#selected_apps[@]}" >&2
+        ((spinner_idx++))
         IFS='|' read -r epoch app_path app_name bundle_id size last_used <<< "$selected_app"
 
         # Check if app is running
@@ -47,6 +57,9 @@ batch_uninstall_applications() {
         app_details+=("$app_name|$app_path|$bundle_id|$total_kb|$encoded_files")
     done
 
+    # Clear spinner line
+    echo -ne "\r\033[K" >&2
+
     # Format size display
     if [[ $total_estimated_size -gt 1048576 ]]; then
         local size_display=$(echo "$total_estimated_size" | awk '{printf "%.2fGB", $1/1024/1024}')

lib/paginated_menu.sh

@@ -63,8 +63,12 @@ paginated_multi_select() {
     draw_menu() {
         printf "\033[H\033[J" >&2  # Clear screen and move to top
 
-        # Header
+        # Header - strip emoji for length calculation
-        printf "%s\n%s\n" "$title" "$(printf '=%.0s' $(seq 1 ${#title}))" >&2
+        local title_clean="${title//[^[:print:]]/}"
+        local title_len_approx=$(( ${#title_clean} - 4 ))  # Rough adjustment for emoji
+        [[ $title_len_approx -lt 10 ]] && title_len_approx=10
+        
+        printf "${PURPLE}%s${NC}\n%s\n" "$title" "$(printf '=%.0s' $(seq 1 $title_len_approx))" >&2
 
         # Status
         local selected_count=0
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ paginated_multi_select() {
         done
 
         print_line ""
-        print_line "↑↓: Navigate | Space: Select | Enter: Confirm | Q: Exit"
+        print_line "${GRAY}↑/↓${NC} Navigate  ${GRAY}|${NC}  ${GRAY}Space${NC} Select  ${GRAY}|${NC}  ${GRAY}Enter${NC} Confirm  ${GRAY}|${NC}  ${GRAY}Q/ESC${NC} Quit"
     }
 
     # Show help screen
@@ -105,9 +109,7 @@ Help - Navigation Controls
   ↑ / ↓      Navigate up/down
   Space      Select/deselect item
   Enter      Confirm selection
-  A          Select all
+  Q / ESC    Exit
-  N          Deselect all
-  Q          Exit
 
 Press any key to continue...
 EOF