Guides · 6 min

What’s taking up space on your Mac?

How to read storage the way DiskFrend does — safe caches vs files you should review.

macOS shows a coloured storage bar in System Settings, but the slices are coarse. “System Data” and “Other” often hide rebuildable caches next to things you actually care about.

DiskFrend starts with a local scan of Home (or a folder you choose). Overview splits the result into Safe to clear, Worth a look, and Kept — so caches and logs are not mixed with Photos libraries.

Open any category to see every path with a size. Check the rows you want, stage them into Cleanup, and only then move to Trash. Nothing is permanently deleted by DiskFrend itself.

If a cleanup goes too far, use Restore from Cleanup or Activity while the items are still in Trash — DiskFrend remembers the original paths from that session.

Grant Full Disk Access when you want Library folders (Mail, some Containers) included. Without it, DiskFrend still works; some protected folders simply stay out of the map.

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