diff --git a/analyze b/analyze
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index 1a18621..0000000
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diff --git a/bin/analyze-go b/bin/analyze-go
index 8cd0b9e..8a6c4c7 100755
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diff --git a/bin/clean.sh b/bin/clean.sh
index dbc417d..9371b79 100755
--- a/bin/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/clean.sh
@@ -403,11 +403,12 @@ clean_ds_store_tree() {
         -path "*/Library/Caches" -prune -o
     )
 
-    # Limit depth for HOME to avoid slow scans
-    local -a max_depth=()
+    # Build find command to avoid unbound array expansion with set -u
+    local -a find_cmd=("find" "$target")
     if [[ "$target" == "$HOME" ]]; then
-        max_depth=(-maxdepth 5)
+        find_cmd+=("-maxdepth" "5")
     fi
+    find_cmd+=("${exclude_paths[@]}" "-type" "f" "-name" ".DS_Store" "-print0")
 
     # Find .DS_Store files with exclusions and depth limit
     while IFS= read -r -d '' ds_file; do
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ clean_ds_store_tree() {
         if [[ $file_count -ge 500 ]]; then
             break
         fi
-    done < <(find "$target" "${max_depth[@]}" "${exclude_paths[@]}" -type f -name '.DS_Store' -print0 2> /dev/null)
+    done < <("${find_cmd[@]}" 2> /dev/null)
 
     if [[ "$spinner_active" == "true" ]]; then
         stop_inline_spinner
@@ -941,24 +942,42 @@ perform_cleanup() {
 
     # Clean project build caches in home directory (safe - can be rebuilt)
     # Find .next/cache directories (limit depth to avoid slow scans)
-    find "$HOME" -type d -name ".next" -maxdepth 4 \
-        -not -path "*/Library/*" \
-        -not -path "*/.Trash/*" \
-        -not -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-        2>/dev/null | while read -r next_dir; do
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        MOLE_SPINNER_PREFIX="  "
+        start_inline_spinner "Searching Next.js caches..."
+    fi
+    while IFS= read -r next_dir; do
         if [[ -d "$next_dir/cache" ]]; then
             safe_clean "$next_dir/cache"/* "Next.js build cache" || true
         fi
-    done
+    done < <(
+        find "$HOME" -type d -name ".next" -maxdepth 4 \
+            -not -path "*/Library/*" \
+            -not -path "*/.Trash/*" \
+            -not -path "*/node_modules/*" \
+            2>/dev/null || true
+    )
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        stop_inline_spinner
+    fi
 
     # Clean Python bytecode cache (limit depth to avoid slow scans)
-    find "$HOME" -type d -name "__pycache__" -maxdepth 5 \
-        -not -path "*/Library/*" \
-        -not -path "*/.Trash/*" \
-        -not -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-        2>/dev/null | while read -r pycache; do
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        MOLE_SPINNER_PREFIX="  "
+        start_inline_spinner "Searching Python caches..."
+    fi
+    while IFS= read -r pycache; do
         safe_clean "$pycache"/* "Python bytecode cache" || true
-    done
+    done < <(
+        find "$HOME" -type d -name "__pycache__" -maxdepth 5 \
+            -not -path "*/Library/*" \
+            -not -path "*/.Trash/*" \
+            -not -path "*/node_modules/*" \
+            2>/dev/null || true
+    )
+    if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+        stop_inline_spinner
+    fi
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio*/* "Android Studio cache"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/com.unity3d.*/* "Unity cache"
     safe_clean ~/Library/Caches/com.jetbrains.toolbox/* "JetBrains Toolbox cache"
diff --git a/cmd/analyze/main.go b/cmd/analyze/main.go
index 327ab9c..9a6ab25 100644
--- a/cmd/analyze/main.go
+++ b/cmd/analyze/main.go
@@ -934,8 +934,28 @@ func (m model) View() string {
 	if m.isOverview {
 		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%sAnalyze Disk%s\n", colorPurple, colorReset)
 		if m.overviewScanning {
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%sSelect a location to explore:%s  ", colorGray, colorReset)
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%s%s%s%s Scanning...\n", colorCyan, colorBold, spinnerFrames[m.spinner], colorReset)
+			// Check if we're in initial scan (all entries are pending)
+			allPending := true
+			for _, entry := range m.entries {
+				if entry.size >= 0 {
+					allPending = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			if allPending {
+				// Show prominent loading screen for initial scan
+				fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\n%s%s%s%s Measuring disk usage across system directories...\n",
+					colorCyan, colorBold,
+					spinnerFrames[m.spinner],
+					colorReset)
+				fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%sThis may take a moment on first run%s\n", colorGray, colorReset)
+				return b.String()
+			} else {
+				// Progressive scanning - show subtle indicator
+				fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%sSelect a location to explore:%s  ", colorGray, colorReset)
+				fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%s%s%s%s Scanning...\n", colorCyan, colorBold, spinnerFrames[m.spinner], colorReset)
+			}
 		} else {
 			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%sSelect a location to explore:%s\n", colorGray, colorReset)
 		}
diff --git a/mole b/mole
index ea6a645..9aedd8b 100755
--- a/mole
+++ b/mole
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
 
 # Version info
-VERSION="1.9.2"
+VERSION="1.9.3"
 MOLE_TAGLINE="can dig deep to clean your Mac."
 
 # Get latest version from remote repository
diff --git a/optimize b/optimize
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