For the new version, the app has been rewritten with a 64-bit engine (it’s only available for 10.7 and above), support for Retina displays, and compatibility with Thunderbolt disks attached to your Mac. DaisyDisk has always been pretty fast in scanning my Mac’s SSD, but version 3.0 seems slightly faster and snappier, probably thanks to the new architecture. When it’s done scanning, DaisyDisk will display a notification through the native Notification Center – another new feature of 3.0. The way you interact with the app has remained the same across version 2.0 and 3.0: you click on colored folders, which animate and expand to reveal files and sub-folders, and you can collect items to delete in the tray at the bottom or delete items individually. The best change of DaisyDisk 3 is the ⌘R shortcut, which allows you to quickly rescan a folder without rescanning the entire disk.
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This is perfect if you, say, need to clean up the Downloads or Desktop folders (you know you do) but don’t want to wait for those extra 40 seconds to scan your Mac HD again. Scanning a single folder usually takes a couple of seconds and the app can automatically return to your previous location, showing refreshed contents of a folder. There are other changes in DaisyDisk 3, but, for me, what matters is that the app still works reliably on OS X and hasn’t lost its usefulness over the years. If you’re using a Mac every day, you’re inevitably going to end up with a lot of stuff that you don’t need to keep on your computer, and DaisyDisk provides an informative and intuitive visualization of files and folders through colored blocks of “space” that you’ve accumulated.
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I wouldn’t say that the act of freeing up space is “pleasant”, but there’s a certain satisfaction in clicking through DaisyDisk’s flower map and seeing how many GBs you can reclaim from your Mac.ĭaisyDisk is $9.99 and there’s a trial available. I recommend buying the website version so you won’t run into sandboxing limitations with the Mac App Store.But deleting fifteen+ years of personal photos isn’t an option. Sticking the library on a standard USB 2.0 external hard drive would make it perform even slower than it already does.
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I could weed out some of the duplicate and unneeded photos…but editing a 45,000 item library would be a full time job and wouldn't really guarantee that the Photo Library was appreciably smaller. In the end, I settle for deleting a few old movies (that I can preview right from the app, that’s a nice touch). The deletion process is also thoughtful - giving you a 5-second delay before deleting the files forever (no lingering in the Trash here!). It even gives you the option to Tweet about your newfound drive space.which is odd but shows they're at least trying to inject some fun into what can be a tedious chore.Īlas, the Photo Library lives another day, growing by dribs and drabs. Thankfully, I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve. Thanks to DaisyDisk for providing a copy of their app for this feature.
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