![]() ![]() The software lets users delete files directly in the user interface by clicking on the Delete button. The window shows both external and internal hard disks that are connected, with the amount of free, used, and total space written next to each drive. Users can select the hard drive they want to evaluate from the Drive List that appears when they launch the software. Large files and folders are at the top of the lists, while content with zero bytes is usually found at the bottom of the record. The user interface is designed in the style of the Macintosh HD menu, and items are listed in descending order in each panel. ![]() The titles with an arrow to the right expand to allow users to browse additional items. Users can click on each category to see the content of each folder. The user interface of OmniDiskSweeper has multiple panels that expand the categories of libraries after scanning the hard drive. The developers are committed to maintaining the privacy of the users, and if there are changes to the security standards, the users will be notified. The application is safe to use, with a clean user interface that does not include advertisements or malware. It is a free application developed by The Omni Group and allows users to scan their hard drives to create an organized list of all their content. Repeat this process for the bigger directories that aren't managed by the system (such as Library) and you'll be able to trim a lot of fats from your drive.OmniDiskSweeper for Mac is a software that enables macOS users to clean up their hard drives. I then empty the entire Downloads directory. Since this is where the Mac saves downloaded files, I double-click it the directory – opening Finder – and verifies that there isn't any file that I want to keep. Taking up 5.8GB, the Downloads directory is low hanging fruit. You can browse around by clicking.įor illustration purposes, let's say I want to delay cleaning of my Pictures and Documents directories for the time being. That can present some good opportunity for clearing up my disk. In the screenshot above, you'll see that in my case, the /Users directory is taking up a whooping 172.6 GB of my hard disk. Once the app is done (the word "sizing" will no longer be shown in the title bar). The numbers indicate how much space the directory is taking up, with a red number indicating that directory is still being scanned. ![]() While it's running, the title bar will say it's "sizing" and you'll see that the numbers besides each directory have different colors. Subject to the size and type of your disk, OmniDiskSweeper should take at least a few minutes to run. If you have multiple hard disks or have external disks attached, you will see more than one entry. Double click on it to start scanning your drive contents. Chances are the first entry will read "Macintosh HD". Launch the app and it'll show you a list of drives. OmniDiskSweeper from The Omni Group is great for figuring this out. In order to reduce disk usage, you need to know what is unnecessarily using up disk space. Read the first post, Reducing Disk Usage on Your Mac by Processing Your Videos if you haven't. This is the second post of a series of articles on reducing disk space usage on your Mac.
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