Last updated: 22 April 2026
Aichive runs entirely on your Mac. It does not have a server, does not have an account system, and does not transmit any information about you or the files it scans. There is nothing to opt out of because nothing is collected.
Aichive is a sandboxed macOS application. On first launch it asks you to grant access to your home folder via the standard macOS file picker. Until you confirm, Aichive cannot read any file. Once granted, the scope is persisted locally as a security-scoped bookmark and reused on future launches.
Within that granted scope, Aichive reads the file system at well-known locations used by supported AI apps — for example ~/.claude/, ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, ~/Library/Application Support/Code/, ~/.gemini/, ~/.ollama/, and similar. It records the file path, display name, category, size, and safety level — all locally, in memory, for the duration of the session.
Aichive never opens, reads, or transmits the contents of any file it finds. It only uses file-system metadata (path, size, existence).
When you confirm a cleanup, Aichive calls the macOS API FileManager.trashItem(at:) for each selected item. The item is moved to your Trash — it is not permanently deleted by Aichive. You can restore anything from the Trash until you choose to empty it.
Items that are flagged as "unsafe" (user settings, OAuth tokens, plugin configs) cannot be selected in the UI and are never moved.
Aichive uses only Apple system frameworks (SwiftUI, Foundation, AppKit). It does not integrate any third-party SDKs, analytics, or advertising services.
Aichive is a general-audience developer tool. It does not knowingly process data from children under 13.
If this policy changes in a future version, the updated date at the top will reflect it. Because no information is stored by us, there is nothing to migrate or delete.
Questions about Aichive or this policy: walter.tengler@gmail.com