---
name: "pc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profile-cleaner"
version: "2.46-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pc"
---

# pc(1)

Reduce the size of browser and some email program's profiles by organizing their sqlite databases using sqlite3's vacuum and reindex functions. The term "browser" is used loosely since profile-cleaner happily works on some email clients too.

## NAME

**profile-cleaner** - Reduce the size of browser and some email program's profiles by organizing their sqlite databases using sqlite3's vacuum and reindex functions. The term "browser" is used loosely since profile-cleaner happily works on some email clients too.

## SYNOPSIS

```
profile-cleaner [option]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**Profile-cleaner is a very simple shell script that will invoke sqlite3 to vacuum and reindex databases belonging to supported browsers and email clients. It is compatible with profile-sync-daemon so users need not stop psd before calling profile-cleaner. In fact, profiles will clean much faster when they are synced to tmpfs via psd.**

## OPTIONS

- **b**

  **Clean brave's profile**

- **c**

  **Clean chromium's profile**

- **ck**

  **Clean conkeror's profile(s)\***

- **e**

  **Clean edge's profile**

- **f**

  **Clean firefox's profile(s)\***

- **fa**

  **Clean falkon's profile**

- **gc**

  **Clean google-chrome's profile**

- **h**

  **Clean heftig aurora's profile(s)\***

- **i**

  **Clean icecat's profile(s)\***

- **id**

  **Clean icedove's profile**

- **ix**

  **Clean Inox's profile**

- **l**

  **Clean Librewolf's profile**

- **m**

  **Clean midori's profile**

- **o**

  **Clean opera's profile**

- **t**

  **Clean thunderbird's profile(s)\***

- **to**

  **Clean tor-browser's profile**

- **s**

  **Clean seamonkey's profile(s)\***

- **pm**

  **Clean palemoon's profile(s)\***

- **p**

  **Clean the defined paths**

- **v**

  **Clean vivaldi's profile**

**\*Profile-cleaner will parse the respective profiles.ini file and clean all profiles defined therein.**

## CONFIG FILE

**Profile-cleaner will create $HOME/.config/profile-cleaner.conf the first time it is invoked. Users may define a color scheme therein based on their terminal background color. The default is a dark scheme for dark colored terminals. The file is commented and self-explanatory.**

## EXAMPLES

**Clean all firefox profiles:**

```
 $ profile-cleaner f
```

**Clean chromium profile:**

```
 $ profile-cleaner c
```

**Clean the user defined profile:**

```
 $ profile-cleaner p /path/to/profile
```

## SUPPORTED BROWSERS AND EMAIL CLIENTS

**Currently, the following are supported:**

- •

  **Brave (stable, beta, dev and nightly)**

- •

  **Chromium (stable,beta,dev)**

- •

  **Conkeror**

- •

  **Edge**

- •

  **Firefox (stable,beta,aurora)**

- •

  **Google-chrome (stable,beta,dev)**

- •

  **Heftig's version of Aurora (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=117157)**

- •

  **Inox (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=198763)**

- •

  **Midori**

- •

  **Newsbeuter**

- •

  **Opera (stable, next, and developer)**

- •

  **Seamonkey**

- •

  **Thunderbird**

- •

  **Tor-browser**

- •

  **Vivaldi (stable and snapshot)**

## SAMPLE OUTPUT

**Sample output invoking the firefox** *option* **(your mileage will vary).**

```
 $ profile-cleaner f
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/cookies.sqlite reduced by .87 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/signons.sqlite reduced by .41 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/downloads.sqlite reduced by .56 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/chromeappsstore.sqlite reduced by .03 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/urlclassifier3.sqlite reduced by 43.10 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/formhistory.sqlite reduced by .11 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/addons.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/permissions.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/content-prefs.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/extensions.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/webappsstore.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/OfflineCache/index.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/search.sqlite reduced by 0 Mbytes
 /home/facade/.mozilla/firefox/zee52krz.default/places.sqlite reduced by 9.98 Mbytes
 firefox profile reduced by 55.06 Mbytes
```

## CONTRIBUTE

**Should you wish to contribute to this code, please fork and send a pull request. Source is freely available on github: https://github.com/graysky2/profile-cleaner**

## BUGS

**None known.**

## AUTHOR

**graysky (therealgraysky AT proton DOT me)**

## SEE ALSO

**profile-sync-deamon (1)**