SquirrelDisk - Space Visualiser for Mac

I recently hit the 450 Gb on my Mac. That's 10% away from being full.

Like most Mac OS, it won't tell which folder is taking up so much space.

My disk space is usually taken up by either

  • Backup from website design project
  • Videos I made for 101s or Laman7
  • Photos or books

I went through reddit and found this thread, which uses the same as my previous installation (DiskX)

It's called SquirelDisk (I know the name sounds funny!)

There's a couple of hoops you need to hop on MacOS. Go to Settings > Privacy to unlock the installation. After installation, you can search for it using CMD + Spacebar, 'squireldisk'. You can start your first scan.

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It may take a few seconds to load. Once it's done, it will show you this view

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You can now navigate to the folders which consumed most of your Disk Space.

In my case, I found out GarageBand which I have never opened before. I was able to free up 1.2 GB

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To delete, drag the folder on the right down to bottom corner right.

You can download a copy at SquirrelDisk

A share would be, Sublime.

Hi, I'm Edwin

I'm a multilayer Marketer + Designer that helps businesses get more leads. My core skills are web design, SEO and Copywriting. I work at Web Design, Laman7

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