# ByteMap
> Desktop Storage Intelligence for Windows and macOS. A blazing fast, 100% offline, and privacy-first disk space visualizer built with Rust 2021 and Tauri 2.

## Project Information
- **Name**: ByteMap
- **Author**: Ankit Pandey
- **Website**: https://bytemap.alltracker.online/
- **Repository**: https://github.com/ankitpandey1900/ByteMap
- **Version**: 1.0.9
- **License**: MIT
- **Platforms**: Windows (x64 NSIS Setup .exe, MSI) and macOS (Universal Apple Silicon / Intel .dmg)

## Core Capabilities
- **Squarified Treemap**: Real-time pop-art nested rectangle visualization of disk usage with 0ms drilldown and category spotlighting.
- **Time Machine Storage Diffs**: Compares directory snapshots over time to pinpoint exact directories where gigabytes vanished overnight.
- **Cryptographic Duplicate Finder**: 3-stage duplicate pipeline using exact size matching, 4KB prefix check, and BLAKE3 cryptographic hash verification.
- **Developer Bloat & Ghost Sweeper**: Scans and batches stale `node_modules`, `target`, `.gradle`, `.venv`, `.next`, and 0-byte orphan directories without touching source code.
- **Live Memory Synchronizer**: All scan metadata resides exclusively in volatile RAM. Instant recursive folder size roll-down on deletion, with safe Recycle Bin defaults and native 1-click trash access.
- **Zero-DB Policy**: No SQLite, no background telemetry, 100% offline.

## Documentation
- [User Guide](https://github.com/ankitpandey1900/ByteMap/blob/main/docs/USER_GUIDE.md): Plain-English usage walkthrough.
- [System Design](https://github.com/ankitpandey1900/ByteMap/blob/main/docs/SYSTEM_DESIGN.md): Technical architecture and thread models.
- [Architecture Decision Records](https://github.com/ankitpandey1900/ByteMap/tree/main/docs/ADR): Architectural choices and trade-offs.