Comments on: What’s eating my disk space?

By: Markus Zeller

Markus Zeller — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:57:32 +0000

I think it’s not a MUST HAVE only for laptop owners! Should be running on every system.

By: mildm8nnered

mildm8nnered — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:47:33 +0000

You might also want to check out Baseline, which allows you to compare your disk against a previously saved scan, so that you can see what’s changed, as well as how much space each item takes up.

http://www.mildmanneredindustries.com/baseline

(I am the author of Baseline).

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By: Martin Cohen

Martin Cohen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:37:50 +0000

A simpler alternative I have been using for many years on unix/linux/os x systems is this (in terminal):

du -k | sort -nr > filez

“du -k” gets the size of all files,
“sort -nr > filez” sorts the result of the “du” command in reverse order using the numeric value of the first field (the file size, in this case) and saves it in a file named “filez” (the name is arbitrary – just different from any existing file).

Then, edit “filez” with any editor.

By: Niclet

Niclet — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:27:10 +0000

I third Disk Inventory (!) it’s an awesome tool.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:45:13 +0000

I second Disk Inventory – it gives you the best of both worlds – the quick glance spatial view (like Grand Perspective), plus a hierarchical view – both of which are arranged from biggest to smallest. Plus, you can zoom in on a particular folder to weed out the space hogs. (Plus it is free, too).

Best of the bunch.

By: J

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:27:17 +0000

I use Disk Inventory X, also free and visually stunning. Check it.

By: BY

BY — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:12:42 +0000

Over the years I have also used and recommend both:
OmniDiskSweeper (free, or $15 to activate delete button), http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/
and:
WhatSize (free), http://www.id-design.com/software/whatsize/index.php .
.
Both provide a list of files and folders and their sizes, in Mac column-style view to allow you to drill-down and see what’s what.

To me, far more useful than the eye-disorienting (IMO) GrandPerspective app.

By: Tod

Tod — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:58 +0000

Gag! I hate these images that resemble the interior of a beehive on LSD. They tell me absolutely nuthin’.

As two other posters noted, “whatsize” is a more realistic alternative.

Of course, YMMV.

-Tod

By: Thame

Thame — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:10:47 +0000

OmniDiskSweeper does a similar job. I’ve found that Final Cut Studio and its associated resources are the most disk-hungry on my MBP.