Arc Browser Auto-Delete Archived Tabs

A script which deletes archived Arc tabs at regular intervals.

Requirements

• macOS
• cron must be granted "Full Disk Access" (See tutorial)

Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. Run ./setup.sh

Manual Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. Run crontab -e
3. Add an entry for the script:

   # Delete archived Arc tabs every 5 minutes
   */5 * * * * <PATH_TO_REPOSITORY>/arc-delete-tab-archive.sh

Notes

• Arc must be restarted in order for the archived tabs to disappear
• The default cron schedule is every 5 minutes. This can be adjusted in setup.sh (or with crontab -e after setup is complete)
• This script has only been tested with Arc 0.108.1 on MacOS Ventura (13.3.1)
• This script can be manually executed by running ./arc-delete-tab-archive.sh