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fix: keep the sound library when Logic Pro or MainStage uses it #23

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fix: keep the sound library when Logic Pro or MainStage uses it
bubleg Oct 7, 2026
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fix: find Logic Pro and MainStage wherever they are installed
bubleg Oct 7, 2026
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions Sources/removemacai/SelfTest.swift
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Expand Up @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ func selfTest() -> Bool {
program: "/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/dev.orbstack.OrbStack.privhelper", system: true)
check(script.owner == "sync.sh" && helper.owner == "OrbStack", "background items are named after what they run")

check(Storage.soundLibraryUsers(["com.apple.finder": "Finder", "com.example.missing": "Missing"]) == ["Finder"],
"apps that share the sound library are found by bundle identifier")

print(failed == 0 ? Term.green("all checks passed") : Term.red("\(failed) failed"))
return failed == 0
}
16 changes: 15 additions & 1 deletion Sources/removemacai/Storage.swift
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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
import AppKit
import Foundation

/// Space RemoveMacAI can give back. Files go to the Trash, so nothing is
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -38,6 +39,16 @@ enum Storage {
("pages", "Pages", []),
]

/// Apps that share GarageBand's sound library, by bundle identifier.
static let soundLibraryApps = ["com.apple.logic10": "Logic Pro", "com.apple.mainstage3": "MainStage"]

/// The sound library apps installed anywhere Launch Services knows of,
/// including an external disk.
static func soundLibraryUsers(_ apps: [String: String] = soundLibraryApps) -> [String] {
apps.filter { !NSWorkspace.shared.urlsForApplications(withBundleIdentifier: $0.key).isEmpty }
.map(\.value).sorted()
}

/// Finds what can go and how big it is. Slow on big caches; call it off the main thread.
static func scan() -> [StorageItem] {
var items: [StorageItem] = []
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caveat: "Quit your apps first. Apple's own caches are left alone.",
paths: children(home + "/Library/Caches").filter { !($0 as NSString).lastPathComponent.hasPrefix("com.apple.") }))

let sharing = soundLibraryUsers()
for app in appleApps {
let path = "/Applications/\(app.app).app"
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) else { continue }
let keepExtra = !app.extra.isEmpty && !sharing.isEmpty
items.append(files(
id: app.id, title: app.app,
detail: "One of Apple's optional apps. It reinstalls free from the App Store.",
paths: [path] + app.extra.filter { FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: $0) }))
caveat: keepExtra ? "Its sound library stays, because \(sharing.joined(separator: " and ")) uses it too." : nil,
paths: [path] + (keepExtra ? [] : app.extra.filter { FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: $0) })))
}

var snapshots = StorageItem(
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