diff --git a/getpkg/src/main.cpp b/getpkg/src/main.cpp
index ae012e1..30a6f32 100644
--- a/getpkg/src/main.cpp
+++ b/getpkg/src/main.cpp
@@ -626,8 +626,9 @@ int clean_tool(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         }
     }
     
-    // Step 3: Clean up ~/.local/bin/getpkg/ - remove dangling symlinks
+    // Step 3: Clean up ~/.local/bin/getpkg/ - remove dangling symlinks and non-symlinks
     int danglingSymlinksRemoved = 0;
+    int nonSymlinksRemoved = 0;
     if (std::filesystem::exists(binDir)) {
         for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(binDir)) {
             if (entry.is_symlink()) {
@@ -644,6 +645,15 @@ int clean_tool(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                     std::filesystem::remove(entry.path());
                     danglingSymlinksRemoved++;
                 }
+            } else {
+                // Remove anything that's not a symlink (directories, regular files, etc.)
+                std::cout << "Removing non-symlink: " << entry.path().filename() << std::endl;
+                if (entry.is_directory()) {
+                    std::filesystem::remove_all(entry.path());
+                } else {
+                    std::filesystem::remove(entry.path());
+                }
+                nonSymlinksRemoved++;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -722,6 +732,7 @@ int clean_tool(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     std::cout << "\nCleanup complete:" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  - Removed " << configFilesRemoved << " orphaned config files" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  - Removed " << danglingSymlinksRemoved << " dangling symlinks" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "  - Removed " << nonSymlinksRemoved << " non-symlinks from ~/.local/bin/getpkg" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  - Cleaned " << autocompleteCleaned << " autocomplete entries" << std::endl;
     std::cout << "  - Removed " << emptyDirsRemoved << " empty directories" << std::endl;