Disk Inventory X VS DaisyDisk

Disk Inventory X Reviews

1. Stan    

   Founder at SaaSHub | about 4 years ago
   Simple and does the job

   I've been using Disk Inventory X for many years now. It's very convenient when you want to clean up your mac's hard drive.

   👍 Pros:    Free|Super simple

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• I have deleted pretty much everything off of my Macbook and yet it says there is 94.26 GB of “Other Volumes” taking up space that I can’t access. Does anyone know how to fix?

  Try this, Disk Inventory X: http://derlien.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• So Im having trouble with storage. I have an external drive but I noticed my M1 iMac with 256GB of storage was getting pretty full. Upon further investigation it seems as though my user folder is 202GB, yet when I open up the subfolders in my user folder they don't add up. Any ideas?

  For checking which files are large (like windirstat) I'd recommend Disk Inventory X: https://derlien.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to run a report of all files in a volume/folder by file type?

  Your comment just reminded me of Disk Inventory X (http://derlien.com) - it might do the trick? Source: almost 2 years ago

• Share your greatest free tools

  WinDirStat (Windows) or Disk Inventory X (Mac) - These are similar to Space Sniffer. Helpful for getting a visual overview of your disk usage, and cleaning up the disk. Source: about 2 years ago

• Out of local storage -- split between iCloud and local files -- "Documents" taking up more space than capacity of drive. How do I clear space, when I can't even identify the files?

  Not so beautiful but good working free alternative for Daisy Disk is Disk Inventory X. Source: about 2 years ago

DaisyDisk mentions (113)

• Ask HN: What software sparks joy when using?

  In no particular order: Prologue [0] - iOS Audiobook player, used Plex as a media source Overcast [1] - iOS Podcast player CleanShotX [2] - macOS screenshot/video/gif capture with annotation Drafts [3] - iOS/macOS note taking tool Paprika [4] - Cross platform recipe app YNAB [5] - "You Need A Budget" - web/mobile budgeting app 1Password [6] - Cross platform password manager Carrot Weather [7] - iOS weather app... - Source: Hacker News / 9 days ago

• Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024

  Adding my must haves: - DisplayBuddy: a more modern alternative to BetterDisplay to control monitors (https://displaybuddy.app) - Magnet: the simplest and best window manager (https://magnet.crowdcafe.com) - DaisyDisk: fantastic way to visualise your disk usage and free up space (https://daisydiskapp.com). - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• MacBook storage says it’s more than it should be.

  Any of the following should help with identifying where the mystery space lives: DaisyDisk, GrandPerspective, or OmniDiskSweeper. Source: 5 months ago

• Ask HN: What are the best examples of native Mac apps with rich user interfaces?

  Https://daisydiskapp.com/ For what it's worth, the website is really slick, too! The slowly rotating disk looks like something from a science-fiction movie display. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Where is all my storage going?

  Https://daisydiskapp.com/ (paid) - download from the site to get access to the "system" files that are restricted to be viewed via normal tools (mac security). Source: 9 months ago