Corrupted File Cleaner: scan, preview, quarantine, and manage potentially corrupted or encrypted files.
Project description
Corrupted File Cleaner (cfc)
Scan, preview, quarantine, hash, and audit potentially corrupted or encrypted files. User-trust focused: safe defaults, reversible actions, transparent logging, and manifest-based auditing.
Key Features
- Multi-format detectors: Images, Text, PDF, OOXML (docx/xlsx/pptx), MP3
- Parallel scanning with progress + live counts
- Action modes: Preview (safe) / Quarantine / Delete (recycle bin)
- SHA-256 hashing & manifest snapshot (post-action)
- Rich GUI preview: image thumbnail, text snippet, hex dump fallback
- CLI headless mode for automation
- JSONL logging (
scan.log) + analytics tool - Externalized localization (English / Türkçe / Kurdî) with hot reload
- Plugin architecture (drop in
detectors_plugins/*.py)
Install
Development (editable):
pip install -e .
Standard (from a built distribution / PyPI once published):
pip install cfc-corrupted-file-cleaner
Launch
GUI:
cfc-gui
or:
python -m cfc.gui
CLI:
cfc-scan C:\data --mode preview --hash --manifest --jsonl scan.log
Console Tools
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
cfc-gui |
Launch desktop UI |
cfc-scan |
Headless scan (see --help) |
cfc-analyze |
Summarize JSONL log |
cfc-manifest-diff |
Compare two manifests |
cfc-restore |
Restore quarantined files from a manifest |
cfc-locale-validate |
Report missing/extra translation keys |
cfc-locale-template |
Generate union-of-keys template |
Typical GUI Workflow
- Select folder
- Choose file types & keep Action Mode = Preview initially
- (Optional) enable Hashes / Manifest
- Scan → inspect reasons (single click previews, double click opens)
- Switch to Quarantine or Delete only after review
- Export report / use manifest and logs for audit
Manifest
Written after actions so paths reflect quarantine moves. Includes schema_version, counts, per-item path, kind, reason, size, hash (if enabled). schema_version (currently "1.0") allows future evolution without breaking tooling.
Example snippet:
{
"schema_version": "1.0",
"generated": "2025-01-01T12:00:00Z",
"root": "C:/data",
"action_mode": "quarantine",
"counts": {"scanned": 1200, "corrupted": 4, "encrypted": 2},
"items": [
{"path": "C:/data/_quarantine/img/bad1.jpg", "kind": "corrupted", "reason": "image decode failed", "size": 10234, "hash": "...sha256..."}
]
}
Diff two manifests:
cfc-manifest-diff manifest_old.json manifest_new.json
Quarantine & Restore
Corrupted files move under _quarantine/ preserving relative structure with collision-safe renaming. Restore:
cfc-restore manifest_20250101_120000.json --quarantine-root C:\data\_quarantine
Localization
Packaged default locales are bundled (English / Türkçe / Kurdî). To override or add a language, create a ./locales/ directory alongside where you run the app and drop xx.json there—those files override packaged ones. Hot reload picks up changes within ~1.5s.
Validate:
cfc-locale-validate
Template:
cfc-locale-template locales/template_all_keys.json
Plugins
Create a folder detectors_plugins/ and add e.g. mydet.py:
from pathlib import Path
from cfc.detectors import DetectionResult
class MyDetector:
name = 'xyz'
extensions = {'.xyz'}
def analyze(self, path: Path):
# simple heuristic
return DetectionResult(path, 'ok')
DETECTORS = [MyDetector()]
Extensions auto-loaded at startup.
CLI Highlights
cfc-scan C:\data --types .jpg .png .pdf --mode quarantine --hash --manifest --export report.txt --jsonl scan.log
Important flags: --mode, --hash, --manifest, --export, --jsonl, --types.
Logging & Analytics
Each detection appended to scan.log (JSONL). Summarize:
cfc-analyze scan.log
Testing
Run tests:
python -m unittest -v
Safety Guidelines
- Always start in Preview
- Review reasons before irreversible actions
- Keep manifests +
_quarantine/until confident - Encrypted files are never deleted automatically
Roadmap (Shortlist)
- User home plugin directory (
~/.cfc/plugins/%APPDATA%/cfc/plugins) - Additional detectors (archives, video containers)
- Incremental cache (mtime/size/hash) for faster rescans
- Extended preview (scrollable hex/text) & accessibility improvements
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md. PRs welcome.
License
MIT (see LICENSE).
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