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Who it’s for
Someone about to send a folder of files to another person.
A spare page · built, not launched
Check the folder before it leaves.
For someone about to send a folder of files to another person. They used to check the file names, stray files, duplicates and photo location data themselves. PackClean checks for them, shows every change, and leaves the original alone.
Mac appmacOS 14 or newer, Apple silicon and IntelVersion 1.0.0Spare page: not launchedFree and open source (MIT)
PackClean
- Inspect
- Review
- Preview
- Export
Recipient preflight
Check the handoff before it leaves your Mac.
PackClean finds compatibility problems, private location data, and package clutter—then shows exactly what the recipient will receive.
Works offline · macOS 14 and newerDrop a folder on the proof
Drop a folder here, rather than an individual file.
Inspecting the selected folder
Checking names, privacy, duplicates, links, and package clutter.
Review the proof
Choose the fixes to carry into the recipient copy.
The recipient proof
The right side is the exact package PackClean will create.
On your MacHarbour trip — for Sam
Recipient receivesHarbour trip — for Sam — Ready
CheckedInclude README.txtA plain-language contents note for the recipient.
Ready to send
8 files prepared. Your original folder is untouched.
Export receiptPassed
- Package
- Harbour trip — for Sam — Ready.zip
- Location
- /Users/you/Desktop
- Files
- 8
- Source
- Untouched
Recipient proof complete
A simulation with a made-up folder, not the Mac app. Nothing on your computer is read or written; the files, the photo coordinates and the export are pretend. Dragging the folder and the Finder peek are this page’s additions.
What it’s for
The last check before you hit send.
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By hand, until now
They checked file names, stray files, duplicates and photo location data themselves.
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What I built
It checks a folder for names that break on Windows, Mac-only files, duplicates and GPS location in photos, and shows every change before export. You preview what the other person will get, then export a clean folder or ZIP. The original is never changed.
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Where it is
1.0.0
A spare page: built, not launched. Free and open source (MIT), for macOS 14 or newer on Apple silicon and Intel.
Rough edges
What it leaves alone, and why it’s a spare page.
- Photos onlyRemoves standard photo GPS data only, not PDF or Office metadata.
- Unsigned, with a capNot notarized, and ZIPs larger than 4 GB are stopped.
- On the benchIt’s built, but held in reserve. There’s no download linked here until it’s checked again and launched.
Honest line: a spare page. PackClean is finished enough to try, but I’m holding it back for now, so it hasn’t launched.