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MangoDisk does not decide which folder is most meaningful to you.",[11,280,281],{},"Before deletion, confirm that every group retains at least one copy.",{"title":95,"searchDepth":96,"depth":96,"links":283},[284,285,286],{"id":254,"depth":96,"text":255},{"id":264,"depth":96,"text":265},{"id":274,"depth":96,"text":275},"Review identical files as groups and remove extra copies without losing the version you want to keep",[289,290,291],"duplicate files","duplicate finder","storage cleanup",{},40,"\u002Fdocs\u002Ffeatures\u002Fduplicate-files",{"title":246,"description":287},"docs\u002F02.features\u002F03.duplicate-files","docs-duplicate-files","ot7jFJBkTwPCE6zgguzEPC5phJduMObooqXJ-x2y08I",{"id":300,"title":301,"body":302,"description":339,"draft":103,"extension":104,"keywords":340,"meta":344,"navigation":110,"order":345,"path":346,"seo":347,"stem":348,"translationKey":349,"updatedAt":116,"__hash__":350},"docs_en\u002Fdocs\u002F02.features\u002F04.app-uninstall.md","Uninstall apps and leftovers",{"type":8,"value":303,"toc":334},[304,307,311,314,318,321,324,328,331],[11,305,306],{},"App uninstall helps remove an application and the related files it created outside its main installation folder.",[15,308,310],{"id":309},"select-an-application","Select an application",[11,312,313],{},"Choose an installed application from the list. MangoDisk scans common locations for support files, preferences, caches, logs, and saved state associated with that app.",[15,315,317],{"id":316},"review-related-files","Review related files",[11,319,320],{},"Some related files contain settings or user data you may want to keep before reinstalling the application. Expand the result and check each location.",[11,322,323],{},"If an item contains personal documents or exported projects, move or back it up before continuing.",[15,325,327],{"id":326},"close-the-app-and-uninstall","Close the app and uninstall",[11,329,330],{},"Save your work and fully close the application. Confirm the selected app and related files, then start the uninstall.",[11,332,333],{},"Applications installed through a store or managed by an organization may need to be removed through their original installer or management tool.",{"title":95,"searchDepth":96,"depth":96,"links":335},[336,337,338],{"id":309,"depth":96,"text":310},{"id":316,"depth":96,"text":317},{"id":326,"depth":96,"text":327},"Remove an application together with related support files that a normal uninstall can leave behind",[341,342,343],"uninstall apps","app leftovers","remove applications",{},50,"\u002Fdocs\u002Ffeatures\u002Fapp-uninstall",{"title":301,"description":339},"docs\u002F02.features\u002F04.app-uninstall","docs-app-uninstall","DvAfr9ZJn8KXsBeQmmq6J3uC5VOPT69-_RRWAHyuMJQ",{"id":352,"title":353,"body":354,"description":391,"draft":103,"extension":104,"keywords":392,"meta":396,"navigation":110,"order":397,"path":398,"seo":399,"stem":400,"translationKey":401,"updatedAt":116,"__hash__":402},"docs_en\u002Fdocs\u002F02.features\u002F05.disk-analysis.md","Analyze disk space",{"type":8,"value":355,"toc":386},[356,359,363,366,369,373,376,379,383],[11,357,358],{},"Disk space analysis gives you a folder-by-folder view of storage usage. 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Scan results stay on your computer by default, and you choose what to remove.",[15,412,414],{"id":413},"scans-stay-local","Scans stay local",[11,416,417],{},"File names, paths, scan results, and cleanup history are processed on your device. MangoDisk does not need to upload your files to analyze disk usage.",[11,419,420,421,426],{},"The website and links to external services are covered separately in the ",[422,423,425],"a",{"href":424},"\u002Fprivacy","Privacy Policy",".",[15,428,430],{"id":429},"grant-only-the-permissions-you-need","Grant only the permissions you need",[11,432,433],{},"Your operating system may protect certain folders. MangoDisk asks for access only when a feature needs to inspect or remove content in one of those locations.",[11,435,436],{},"You can review and revoke application permissions in the privacy or security settings provided by your operating system.",[15,438,440],{"id":439},"review-before-removal","Review before removal",[11,442,443],{},"Check file names, locations, sizes, warnings, and selected totals. Save open work and keep backups of important data.",[11,445,446],{},"When you are unsure about an item:",[448,449,450,453,456],"ol",{},[26,451,452],{},"open its containing folder;",[26,454,455],{},"identify the app or project that created it;",[26,457,458],{},"leave it unselected until you know it is safe to remove.",[15,460,462],{"id":461},"understand-recovery","Understand recovery",[11,464,465],{},"Some cleanup actions can use the system trash, but others may remove files directly. Treat every confirmation as potentially permanent and keep a current backup of valuable files.",{"title":95,"searchDepth":96,"depth":96,"links":467},[468,469,470,471],{"id":413,"depth":96,"text":414},{"id":429,"depth":96,"text":430},{"id":439,"depth":96,"text":440},{"id":461,"depth":96,"text":462},"Understand how MangoDisk handles scans, permissions, deletion, and local data before you clean",[474,475,476],"safe disk cleanup","local scanning","privacy",{},70,"\u002Fdocs\u002Fsafety",{"title":405,"description":472},"docs\u002F03.safety\u002Findex","docs-safety-privacy","ip9zFhxP2mjmh8Tk7QoVq22IZWIGLWd0p_iWU1XW9ys",1785557295542]