Cult of Mac Favorite: Daisy Disk Makes Disk Forensics Fun

Daisy Disk has a super awesome UI

Daisy Disk has a super awesome UI

What it is: Daisy Disk is Mac utility software that, sadly works only on machines running OS 10.5 and later, because it’s the kind of thing that could make you want to investigate your hard disk daily.

Why it’s cool: The interface is just plain awesome. Daisy Disk scans any mounted disk and displays it on a beautiful sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, and are displayed proportionally to their sizes.

The map is easy to read and navigate and lets you quickly preview any file and reveal it in Finder to delete.

It’s essentially like running the Mac’s built-in disk utility on your volume, but where’s the fun in that?

Where to get it: Download a free 15 day trial version or buy it outright for $19.95 from the secure online Daisy Disk store.

Screenshots after the jump.

[Thanks mustardhamsters]

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  • Joe L

    I use Disk Inventory X. It’s free and does basically the same thing. Its blocks of squares though instead of a radial map.

  • accolon

    Forensics? Like in “using techniques adapted from the natural sciences to obtain criminal or other legal evidence”? Meh.