Crashpad Disk Sentinel
Automatically find and clean up hidden crash-dump bloat from Electron/Chromium apps
- Problem
- Many Electron/Chromium desktop apps (e.g., Codex desktop) keep writing Crashpad dump files locally when crash reporting hangs, silently accumulating tens to hundreds of GB and filling disks. Users only notice when the system slows down or runs out of space, and manual cleanup requires knowing to look in ~/Library/Application Support for Crashpad folders.
- Solution
- A lightweight menu-bar/tray tool that periodically scans Crashpad directories of known problematic apps (configurable patterns), visualizes disk usage, and offers one-click safe cleanup of old dumps. Set thresholds for alerts or auto-cleanup, plus a per-app disk-usage ranking to surface anomalies.
- Users
- Developers and power users on macOS/Windows who run many Electron apps
- MVP
- Scan common macOS Crashpad paths and show usage; one-click delete dumps older than N days; menu-bar icon showing total size; support custom directories; confirm and log before cleanup
- Revenue
- Free manual scan/cleanup; paid one-time or annual subscription for auto-monitoring, threshold alerts, and multi-device config sync
- Why now
- Electron apps are booming and AI desktop tools crash-report frequently, yet cleaning this invisible junk requires technical know-how; an indie developer can ship a lightweight tool fast and grow via word of mouth