![]() You have to empty your Trash yourself so that macOS can warn you if you are about to delete essential system files. ![]() Note that when you move files to the Trash, Space Gremlin doesn’t actually delete them completely as a safety mechanism. You can choose to either compress or move large files to the Trash and Space Gremlin updates in real-time with every change you make. Space Gremlin scans both internal and external hard drives and when you move the cursor over the rectangles, it shows exactly where the files are located on your Mac. Space Gremlin is another useful way to manage storage on your Mac with a similar treemap display to GrandPerspective. GrandPerspective is not quite as polished as DaisyDisk and but it is free to download and use, or you can pay $1.99 and buy it from the Mac App Store to support the developer. GrandPerspective uses a tree map for visualization which isn’t quite as easy to read at first as DaisyDisk, but is easy to decipher when you’re used to the app.įiles are displayed as a rectangle proportional to the file’s size and you simply click on rectangles to see which files they represent. ![]() GrandPerspective is another storage management utility for Mac which clearly shows what’s on your Mac hard drive. If you do decide to buy DaisyDisk, we recommend buying direct from the developer rather than the DaisyDisk Mac App Store version as the developer edition has a few more features that aren’t in the App Store version for technical reasons. You can use DaisyDisk for free although if you upgrade for $9, you can remove the upgrade nag screen, get access to all functions including app deletion and free updates among other things. If you’re really struggling to find a large file on your Mac, guaranteed that DaisyDisk will help you find it. The other good thing for those unsure what’s safe to delete or not is that DaisyDisk prevents you from deleting essential system files. What we really like about DaisyDisk is that you can click on the pie segments and drill down to see specific files within folders and locate them instantly in Finder. It’s one of the few tools that can detect disk hogging snapshots on macOS Catalina or Bog Sur and allow you to select which ones to keep and which to delete.ĭaisyDisk quickly scans your hard drive and then clearly displays a pie-chart view of how much space specific files are using on your Mac.
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