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2024-06-19 16:18:21+00:00

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Alex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>

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Add a note about which files/folders are safe to delete?

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• README.md

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+## Which files/folders are safe to delete?
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+Currently the list of files/folders which I consider safe to delete is hard-coded in `can_be_deleted.rs`:
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+*   `.DS_Store` stores some folder attributes used for showing the folder in the Finder, which I don't need to keep
+*   `__pycache__` is the bytecode cache in Python projects, which is pointless if the original Python files have been removed
+*   `.venv` is the name I use for virtual environments, which I can asily regenerate if necessary
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+If you want to change that list, you need to modify the source code and compile a new version -- it's not a configurable setting.
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 ## License
 
 MIT.