Timastra Storage Cleaner privacy

Files and optional access

File browsing, content comparison, similarity and quality hints, compression, encryption and playback run on your device. Timastra does not receive file contents, filenames, paths, app inventory, usage records or device readings from these tools.

Android's system picker gives access to the files and allowed folders you choose. Optional all-files access enables shared-storage file management; it does not open other apps' protected private folders. File/device capacity and the scope the app can actually inspect are shown separately. You can remove selected sources in the app and revoke access in Android Settings. The app does not request contacts or location.

Review lists can use file names, types, sizes, accessible locations, dates and content comparisons. A file's modification date does not prove when it was last opened or whether it is valuable. Suggestions do not remove files automatically. Compression creates new verified copies and retains the originals.

App inventory, usage and cache tools

Installed-app visibility supports local app maintenance. Optional Usage access supports local app sizes/cache, recent-use information and supported network totals. Availability depends on Android and your permissions. Unknown or inaccessible measurements remain unavailable. Android usage history may be incomplete; missing history does not prove an app is unused. These records are not uploaded to Timastra. You can revoke Usage access in Android Settings.

The optional accessibility cache helper reads Android Settings screen text only to locate the selected app's supported English Clear cache action. Active-app changes are used only to stop the helper outside Settings. It never activates Clear storage or Clear data, stops after 30 seconds or outside Settings, and does not retain or transmit screen text. A separate in-app disclosure and your explicit consent precede enabling the service in Android. You can disable it in Android's accessibility settings.

Root/Shizuku cache-only jobs require an existing user-authorized service and supported Android commands. Timastra does not root your device. Revoke access in Shizuku or your root manager. Manual Android app settings remain available when automation is unsupported. Clipboard clearing happens only when you choose it; clipboard contents are not saved by the app.

Encrypted safe folder

Safe folder stores encrypted copies and encrypted item names/metadata in private app storage. It retains original source files. A PIN-derived key and an Android Keystore device key protect the master key; the PIN itself is not saved. The folder locks when the app leaves the foreground and removes temporary decrypted previews. After using a system picker, unlock again to finish importing or exporting.

Exported copies leave safe-folder protection. Losing the PIN or device key, clearing app storage or uninstalling can permanently lose the encrypted contents. Timastra cannot recover these keys or retrieve your encrypted files remotely. You can explicitly delete a safe-folder copy from the unlocked folder after confirmation.

Sharing, providers and optional backup

Copying, compression and configured backup create verified destination copies and retain source files. Backup uses only a destination you choose, including an SD-card or cloud document provider. Timastra provides no cloud storage. A provider may use its own network connection to make your chosen files available or store a copy.

Android Sharesheet/Quick Share and external viewers receive the files you choose through Android's grants. Their handling and network practices follow their own policies. Local playback and safe-folder previews do not upload content to Timastra.

Optional scheduled reviews prepare information for your review; they never silently delete personal files or accept Android's removal consent. Configured backup and cache-only jobs require current authorization. Notifications are optional and can be disabled in Android Settings.

Optional one-time Pro

Free manual review and supported cleanup remain available without Pro. Google Play processes the optional non-consumable purchase and provides product, price, purchase and ownership information. The app checks signed purchase information locally and acknowledges completed purchases through Google Play before granting new access. Verified Pro access may be cached locally for up to seven days without a successful refresh. An authoritative ownership refresh can revoke access after a refund or revocation. The app does not operate a receipt-validation server or store payment card details.

Google Play handles its product, transaction, account and service requests under Google's policies. Google controls its own purchase history and retention. See Google's privacy policy. Removing the app does not reverse a completed purchase; purchase management and refund requests are handled through Google Play.

The Google Play Billing library can also send Google technical billing diagnostics, app/device information and randomly generated billing-session identifiers to investigate errors and improve billing reliability. This can happen during connection, product or ownership checks even without a completed purchase. These diagnostics are separate from your selected files and local cleanup history. This release does not offer a switch for this library logging; Timastra does not receive these diagnostic records or control Google’s retention, and cannot promise their remote deletion.

Authorized reviewers can activate a separate local Pro review grant using a private review code. The app stores a verification hash and a local review-access state, not the code or a simulated purchase receipt. The review grant does not grant Android file permissions. It can be deactivated in the app or removed by clearing app storage.

Local records, retention and deletion

Automatic scan recovery keeps the current scan and latest completed scan in private, backup-excluded app storage until replaced or discarded. These records include observed file metadata, locations, duplicate-verification metadata, folder checkpoints, warnings and review choices; file contents are not copied into the scan index. The latest app-inventory measurements and task outcomes are retained locally. Automatic recovery does not require Pro and is separate from optional named saved reviews. Historical readings may be stale; access and safety are rechecked before removal.

User-started file and app scans can continue while you leave the app, using an Android foreground-service notification and a bounded wake lock. Android may stop or restrict work. After force-stop, reboot or another interruption, reopen the app to recover or resume saved work. Deletion never resumes automatically.

Private app storage contains selected-source/destination references, exclusions and cleanup preferences, appearance settings, category age/size/type/folder preferences, an unused-app threshold, up to 64 protected-location references, verified purchase entitlement state and any activated review-access state. Local cleanup activity retains the latest 30 operations within 30 days, including references needed for system-trash restoration. Purchase tokens and card details are not included in activity.

Additional local records include up to 20 named presets, ten saved reviews with up to 2,000 file references each and a 30-day expiry, 90 daily capacity samples, 30 days of app-size samples, three optional schedules and the latest 50 job outcomes. Histories are sampled when their tools or configured jobs run, not continuously. Bounded records are pruned when the relevant local tools run.

You can remove sources and clear exclusions or activity in Settings. Clearing activity removes restore shortcuts; it does not delete source files or empty Android's trash. Android backup and device transfer of private app records are disabled. Clearing app storage or uninstalling removes private records and encrypted safe-folder contents. Source files, exported copies, chosen backup destinations and system trash remain under Android's or their provider's rules. Source/destination grants can also be revoked in Android app settings.

Source-file deletion is a separate action and requires your explicit review and confirmation. Supported media can use Android's trash and native consent. Some documents require permanent provider deletion, which this app cannot undo. The visible-media trash view uses your current Android grants and local activity references; available names, locations and expiry details are read on-device. Android and document-provider rules determine which trashed items are visible and whether they can still be restored. The app does not expose other apps’ private trash, cloud recycle bins or a separate quarantine. Restore and permanent trash removal are separate reviewed actions using native confirmation; permanent removal cannot be undone by this app. Moving media to trash may not free physical space immediately. Removing a selected source does not delete its files.

Advertising and privacy choices

In ad-enabled builds from version 0.4, the free Clean overview may show a labelled Google AdMob banner after Google Play confirms no Pro purchase and a consent check permits ad requests. Purchased Pro and authorized reviewer access remove banners. File review, removal and recovery, Safe folder, purchase screens, settings and active work remain free of ads. An unavailable ad or consent check does not block free cleanup.

Google's Mobile Ads SDK collects and shares technical data such as IP address (which can indicate general location), ad/app interactions, performance diagnostics and device/app/account identifiers for advertising, measurement and fraud prevention. Data is encrypted in transit. This app removes permission to collect the Android advertising ID and requests non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads still process technical data; they are not anonymous or collection-free. The app does not attach file contents, names, paths, scan results, installed-app inventory, usage history, accessibility text or Safe folder information to ad requests. No separate Firebase Analytics or Timastra analytics service is added.

Google's User Messaging Platform checks applicable requirements each eligible app launch and displays consent or opt-out choices where required. Use Settings > Ad privacy options to manage or withdraw supported choices. Android Settings also provides device privacy controls. Consent errors pause ads; file review and safety remain available. Ad privacy choices are stored by Google's SDKs separately from local cleanup history. Google and the advertising partners identified in the consent message have their own retention and rights procedures; clearing this app's activity does not erase their records. See Google's privacy policy and Google's advertising privacy information. Contact Timastra using the support details below for requests about information Timastra holds.

Google Play billing diagnostics, purchases and user-chosen providers are separate services described above. The app is a general storage utility and is not designed for children.

Support and privacy requests

Email support@timastra.com for app support or requests concerning information you have sent to Timastra. Include the app name, version, device model and a description. Do not send private files, passwords, payment details or purchase tokens. Timastra cannot remotely retrieve or erase local file contents that it does not hold.

If you contact us, we receive your email, message and any attachments you choose to send and retain correspondence as needed to resolve the request, protect rights and meet applicable obligations. The Timastra website privacy notice covers support correspondence and this page's hosting. This app notice will be updated when the app's data practices change. Timastra LLC's company details are available in the website terms.