![]() In the center, you can see the total amount of storage used, and branching out from that are color-coded blocks. Grey blocks are individual files, and the other colors are folders. Hover over one, and you’ll gain more details about it on the right-hand side. If you click on a folder, it’ll expand into a new chart, showing you more about what’s inside it. You can also select folders using the list in the sidebar. How long DaisyDisk takes to finish a scan depends on several factors, including the amount of data you’re scanning and the speed of the drive that data is stored on. In our test, using an M1 Mac Mini with a solid-state drive (SSD), it took just five seconds to scan 131GB of data. You can also scan individual folders, saving you even more time. ![]() Straight away, you can see what’s using up all your disk space, and by clicking on folders, you can quickly drill down into the details. Connect multiple disksĭaisyDisk can scan and manage any storage that’s connected to your Mac and mounted in Finder. As well as internal hard drives and SSDs, that includes external hard drives (connected via USB or Thunderbolt), flash drives, and network-attached storage devices. ![]() File deletion countdownĪs you’re browsing through your files and folders, you can click and drag them into the DaisyDisk Collector in the bottom left. When you’re done, you can click the Delete button, and the app will start counting down from five, giving you a chance to stop the delete process. This is important because DaisyDisk skips the macOS trash and deletes files permanently. Unfortunately, DaisyDisk doesn’t offer an option to change the settings so that deleted files are moved to the trash instead. Hidden space scanningĪmong the data that DaisyDisk finds, you’ll see hidden space. This refers to areas of your Mac’s system that DaisyDisk can’t scan with standard permissions or which might be completely unreachable.
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