5 Mac HDD Scan management tools recommended

Whether your Mac is using a traditional mechanical hard drive or a high-speed fusion store that is now widely used, you may find that the available space is getting smaller. Recall that we do not seem to have a crazy download video, the hard disk is what is filled with more and more full? In fact, there are a lot of things we no longer need to be buried deep in some hidden folders, these things are "eat" out of our hard drive.

From scavenging cache space to deleting mail attachments and forgotten files, this is the beginning of the road to clean up hard disk space. If you don't have the time or the patience to do the cleanup to keep your hard disk space, there are a lot of useful tools in the Apple App Store to help you do the work. These tools enable quick scans to detect useless files and help you reclaim valuable storage space from them.

　Disk App (Price: 1 USD)

Different hard disk tool software has different interfaces and sizes, but disk app is definitely one of the easiest, at least the easiest one I've ever used. A simple Pull-down interface, I think it can be integrated in the Mac menu bar, simply do not have to put in the dock below. The small size of the hard drive management tool can make the Mac hard disk use of a clear pie chart, users can easily clear the unwanted files to free more space.

Each time you open the application, you can clearly see the free space on the hard disk and the overall usage. Once you click on the middle button, the Disk app can start a quick scan, quickly scanning the resulting pie chart, rendering those cached files in 8 categories in the chart and providing a detailed size. Each class and its size in the chart are evenly distributed, so it's easy to see the amount of space that can be freed by each category, and you can clean each category individually as long as the mouse clicks on it. The operating experience of this software is much simpler and faster than I have ever tested.

　　Disk Inspector (Price: USD 8)

Even if the files on your Mac are between Mac OS X, Disk inspector can be detected. Through a highly visual user interface, the software renders all of the files stored on the hard disk in a graph, whether it be photos or PDFs, and so on.

After clicking on the Start button, it will run for about 1 minutes and then display the details of the Mac storage space in the form of a radar dial. We can see in a very clear statement where the largest documents are hidden. Although it cannot be deleted directly on the software, you can find the location of the file by mail and then decide whether to delete it.

　　Disk Graph (Price: 2 USD)

Like the name of the application, disk graph shows the Mac's hard disk data through graphs, while users can easily find or delete data by interacting with the graph. But unlike several other hard disk tools, disk graph does not automatically recognize installed or hanging hard drives, and you need to select the hard disk volume name you want to scan in the software menu.

Though somewhat inconvenient, it is acceptable compared to the overall operation. When the hard drive scan is complete, the application presents the results of the scan in a Gadhutu combination of pie graphs, and distinguishes them by color. At the same time, users can delete files that are not locked by the system in the application.

　HD Cleaner (Price: 5 USD)

No matter how you use your Mac, you'll find that most of the data you need to clean up is in some specific folders in the Finder. and HD cleaner can help you quickly find the hidden locations of these common folders. HD Cleaner is also a lightweight hard drive management tool that scans only in your finder, but it's odd that every time you open the app, it prompts you to select the Finder for scanning, which can be completely omitted.

But fortunately the application of the scanning speed is quite fast, basically scanning time and open the application of the time is quite, in less than 1 seconds it helped me find 7 can be cleaned folder, just tick each one can be deleted files. But it's best to simply check it before deleting it, after all, some of the downloaded files may be the one you want to keep.

　Daisy Disk (Price: USD 10)

Don't be fooled by the name of the software, Daisy disk is definitely one of the most powerful MAC HDD management software in the market. This soft drive management software has a very intuitive use of the interface, the data in your hard drive listed in a summary, so that you have a clearer understanding of the data.

The scanning speed of Daisy disk is slightly slower than other applications, but the results of the scan are certainly more detailed. Not only is the chart displayed, but the sidebar next to it also enumerates the detailed descriptions of each graphic. It doesn't seem to be an advantage, but when you use it, you can find that the sidebar will help you locate the big files that eat your hard drive more quickly.

How to choose?

If you need a fully functional MAC HDD detection management software, Daisy disk is definitely preferred. Although disk graphs and disk inspector are excellent, Daisy disk is like a combination of both, with excellent interface and intuitive data display, and the combination of text and graphics makes the app look good, especially when you want to find those big files. You know I have a 5GB old OS X installation file on my computer, only daisy disk prompts me to clean up the file.

If you only want to quickly clean up a variety of cached files and app records on a daily basis, the disk app should be the best choice. Its pie schematic interface is simple and easy to use, and scanning and cleaning speed are both fast. In fact, disk app should be a good partner for Daisy Disk, after all, when disk app scans some software that needs cleaning, I want to use Daisy disk to dig into those folders.