macOS Disk Utilities

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Jacob HeinList by Jacob Hein, last updated 
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  1. GrandPerspective is a small utility application for Mac that graphically shows the disk usage within a file system. It can help you to manage your disk, as you can easily spot which files and folders take up the most space.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    GrandPerspective view after scanning a source. Showing dark mode compatibility (macOS Mojave only)
    File view can be colored. This image shows coloring files by creation date
    File view can be colored. This image shows coloring files by file type
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    much older version of GrandPerspective showing file view
  2. JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    JDiskReport screenshot 1
  3. DaisyDisk icon
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    With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, proportionally to their sizes. The map is easy to read and navigate.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    DaisyDisk 4 showing HD level scan, including free space on the disk. Hidden volumes are revealed in DaisyDisk that you normally can't see in Apple's utilities.
    Dynamic functions like preview or show in finder make it easy to distinguish files.
    DaisyDisk screenshot 2
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    DaisyDisk screenshot 3
  4. OmniDiskSweeper is a Mac OS X utility for quickly finding and deleting big, useless files and making space on your hard disks. OmniDiskSweeper scans your disks and highlights the biggest files, so you can determine what's using up your disk space.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OmniDiskSweeper screenshot 1
    OmniDiskSweeper screenshot 1
    OmniDiskSweeper screenshot 2
  5. DiskWave icon
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    DiskWave is a free utility to help you determine where most of your hard drive space is consumed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main Window
  6. WhatSize icon
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    WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main Screen
    Pie Chart View
    Find Duplicates
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