diff --git a/lib/clean/user.sh b/lib/clean/user.sh
index 7e605e2..939b1c9 100644
--- a/lib/clean/user.sh
+++ b/lib/clean/user.sh
@@ -583,10 +583,15 @@ clean_application_support_logs() {
                     ((cleaned_count++))
                     found_any=true
                     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" != "true" ]]; then
-                        for item in "$candidate"/*; do
-                            [[ -e "$item" ]] || continue
-                            safe_remove "$item" true > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                        done
+                        # For directories with many files, use find -delete for performance
+                        # This avoids shell expansion and individual safe_remove calls
+                        if ! find "$candidate" -mindepth 1 -delete 2> /dev/null; then
+                            # Fallback: try item-by-item if find fails
+                            for item in "$candidate"/*; do
+                                [[ -e "$item" ]] || continue
+                                safe_remove "$item" true > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                            done
+                        fi
                     fi
                 fi
             fi