DaisyDisk scans your disks and presents their content as interactive maps where you can easily spot unusually large files and remove them to get more free space. The map gives you an overview of your data, so you always know what your hard disks are filled with.
Going to give this a try. They totally got me with the infographics.
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I always use this, it’s pretty awesome
Jul 13th, 2011 / 1:06 am
you can find large files with the built in Finder search tool. Just add a size filter. Not as pretty – but free and already on your OS.
Jul 13th, 2011 / 4:56 am
This app is really similar to another called Baobab[1] (like the trees).
[1] http://library.gnome.org/users/baobab/stable/index-info.html.en
Jul 13th, 2011 / 5:25 am
I always use disc inventory X – does the job pretty well.
Can’t remember if it was free and it’s not that pretty, but would save you $20…
Jul 13th, 2011 / 5:39 pm
i love it.
Just the nice UI is worth the 20$.
Jul 14th, 2011 / 3:14 am
Grand Perspective is free on Sourceforge. And great. Info-graphicy, but as much as this. Still, it’s free and saves my butt on a regular basis.
Jul 16th, 2011 / 11:09 am
I love this app, it’s so geared for someone like me who comprehends things visually, great work!
Jul 18th, 2011 / 5:32 am
There are many pieces of freeware that will do this *exact* same thing, provided you’re on a PC.
Jul 21st, 2011 / 9:47 am
I have looking for something like this for ages. Where have all the smart developers been hiding?
Jul 21st, 2011 / 9:47 am
I second @Aki on Disk Inventory X (http://www.derlien.com/). It’s free and though treemaps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemapping) look weird at first, give your brain a few minutes to get used to it and you’ll see it’s precisely the right approach. I use it every time I need to free up disk space.
Jul 21st, 2011 / 11:23 am
And there’s another (free) one called Filelight (http://freshmeat.net/projects/macfilelight/)
Jul 22nd, 2011 / 10:43 am