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DaisyDisk Changelog

What's new in DaisyDisk 4.30

Mar 21, 2024
  • Updated the application icon to match the newest macOS style.

New in DaisyDisk 4.26.1 (Mar 11, 2024)

  • Bug fixes and tweaks improving support of macOS Sonoma.

New in DaisyDisk 4.26 (Jan 16, 2024)

  • Improved compatibility with macOS Sonoma
  • Fixed a few bugs

New in DaisyDisk 4.25 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Significantly improved discovery of hidden space by including more system areas into the scan. In many cases nearly all hidden space can be revealed.
  • Added keyboard navigation in the scanned report (yes, finally!)
  • Added the “Expand “smaller objects”” and the “Always expand “smaller objects”” commands to the Go menu. The expanded state is now remembered for each folder.
  • Added the ability to drag & drop app bundles and packages onto DaisyDisk to be scanned as folders.
  • Added Portuguese 🇵🇹 language.
  • Fixed display of network disks host names.
  • Cloud: Added the separate Scan Cloud button for better discoverability (previously it was located under the Scan Folder button).
  • Cloud: Added support for Dropbox team accounts – now the shared team folders are included into the scanned result.
  • Cloud: Fixed the bug which caused very long scans of Google Drive to fail with authorization error.
  • Cloud: Added distinct descriptions of OneDrive accounts, in case you have both business and personal accounts for the same email address.
  • Lots of bug fixes and tweaks.
  • Dropped support of legacy macOS versions: Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11) and Sierra (10.12). Now the minimum required macOS version is High Sierra (10.13).

New in DaisyDisk 4.24 (Nov 4, 2022)

  • Improved support of the new macOS Ventura.

New in DaisyDisk 4.23.1 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • Fixed the problem of connecting to OneDrive cloud account

New in DaisyDisk 4.23 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • Added support of Box™ cloud storage
  • Added Turkish language
  • Fixed issues of compatibility with the forthcoming macOS Ventura
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 4.22.2 (May 12, 2022)

  • Quick patch: fixed another bug related to Mac App Store receipt validation on some devices.

New in DaisyDisk 4.22.1 (May 3, 2022)

  • Quick maintenance patch for minor bugs.

New in DaisyDisk 4.22 (Apr 28, 2022)

  • Added Ukrainian language — #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
  • Fixed window resizing bug
  • Multiple bug fixes and improvements

New in DaisyDisk 4.21.4 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • Fixed time-out errors when scanning large cloud disks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.21.3 (Oct 18, 2021)

  • Fixed a rare crash.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.21.2 (Sep 8, 2021)

  • Improved compliance, to prevent the false positives from antivirus software.

New in DaisyDisk 4.21.1 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • Some bug fixes

New in DaisyDisk 4.21 (Aug 15, 2021)

  • Added support for Microsoft OneDrive™ storage

New in DaisyDisk 4.20.5 (Aug 6, 2021)

  • Added cloud storage support! Cloud accounts can now be mounted and scanned similar to local disks, in particular:
  • Added support for Dropbox™ cloud storage
  • Added support for Google Drive™ storage

New in DaisyDisk 4.20.3 (Jul 21, 2021)

  • Bug fixes

New in DaisyDisk 4.20.2 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • Bug fix

New in DaisyDisk 4.20.1 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • Bug fix

New in DaisyDisk 4.20 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • Added cloud storage support! Cloud accounts can now be mounted and scanned similar to local disks, in particular:
  • Added support for Dropbox™ cloud storage
  • Added support for Google Drive™ storage

New in DaisyDisk 4.12.1 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Hot fix for version 4.12

New in DaisyDisk 4.12 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Added support for the Apple M1 Chip!
  • Fixed some compatibility issues with macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed a bunch of bugs

New in DaisyDisk 4.11 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Fixed the compatibility issues with the new macOS Big Sur.
  • Improved hidden space discovery by including more hidden volumes into the scan.
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.10 (Mar 9, 2020)

  • DaisyDisk now scans the local snapshots of the APFS file system and displays them inside the “hidden space” area. Now it’s much easier to deal with the hidden space, because the snapshots are often its largest component.
  • You can now delete the snapshots by simple drag-and-drop, as with regular files.
  • Added “Open in Terminal” context menu command.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.9 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • Updated the safety rules to allow deletion of some non-critical files in /private folder.
  • Added support of FUSE-mounted drives.
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes.
  • Improved discovery of the hidden space on macOS Catalina by including the following items into the scan report:
  • Non-firmlinked items of the Data volume in /System/Volumes/Data,
  • Virtual Memory volume in /private/var/VM,
  • Recovery and Preboot volumes (when they are mounted) in /Volumes/Recovery and /Volumes/Preboot.

New in DaisyDisk 4.8.2 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Quick fix for a small nasty bug.

New in DaisyDisk 4.8.1 (Nov 13, 2019)

  • Bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.8 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • Support for macOS Catalina.
  • Apple notarization for additional security.
  • Bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.7.2.2 (Jul 10, 2019)

  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.7.2.1 (Jun 5, 2019)

  • Fixed the error message “You cannot open the ‘DaisyDisk’ program because it may be damaged or incomplete.”, caused by a false warning from a third-party anti-virus software Avira.

New in DaisyDisk 4.7.2 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • Fixed bugs and updated missing localizations.

New in DaisyDisk 4.7.1 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • Fixed backward compatibility issue with macOS versions prior to 10.12

New in DaisyDisk 4.7 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • Significantly improved robustness of reclaiming the “purgeable space”.
  • Added a preference tab to help users add DaisyDisk to the “Full Disk Access” list in System Preferences, when necessary.
  • Fixed bugs and compliance issues.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6.5.1 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Quick fix of a minor bug.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6.5 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Fixed compatibility issues.
  • Fixed a few bugs.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6.3 (Jun 21, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6.2 (May 27, 2018)

  • GDPR compliance.
  • Bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6.1 (May 14, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.6 (May 4, 2018)

  • Added Italian language.
  • Added display of capacity and free space for network storage.
  • Fixed bugs.

New in DaisyDisk 4.5 (Mar 27, 2018)

  • Extended support of the new Apple File System (APFS) on macOS High Sierra, in particular:
  • You can now see the "purgeable space" – the disk space taken by system backups and caches, which cannot be scanned, but can now be identified inside the "hidden space".
  • And you can now reclaim that "purgeable space".
  • Added display of the "free space" in the right sidebar list, along with the estimation of available space, that is, "free + purgeable".
  • Added display of the space taken by "other volumes" in the same APFS container, inside the "hidden space".
  • Lots of bugs fixed.

New in DaisyDisk 4.4 (Feb 20, 2017)

  • Added Japanese language.
  • Improved display of hidden disk space.
  • Improved disk sorting order: first by physical device, then by alphabet.
  • Optimized context menus and other UI tweaks.
  • Fixed a lot of bugs.

New in DaisyDisk 4.3.1 (Nov 30, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.
  • Improved Chinese Traditional localization.

New in DaisyDisk 4.3 (Oct 31, 2016)

  • Added Spanish language.
  • Added Chinese language (both Simplified and Traditional).
  • Many bug fixes and improvements.

New in DaisyDisk 4.2 (Mar 19, 2016)

  • Added Polish language.
  • Fixed a bug that caused timeouts on network disks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.1.1 (Feb 29, 2016)

  • Added French language.
  • Added Swedish language.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 4.0.4 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Added German language.
  • Added Russian language.
  • Added grouping of network shares by server address.
  • A bunch of bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.0.3 (Feb 19, 2016)

  • Updated Sparkle component, fixing its recently revealed vulnerability (note that we were already using HTTPS when it was revealed, so DaisyDisk users were not likely affected).
  • Added German language.
  • Added Russian language.
  • Added grouping of network shares by server address.
  • A bunch of bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 4.0.2 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Fixed feedback form error on OS X El Capitan.
  • Fixed navigation gestures on OS X El Capitan.

New in DaisyDisk 4.0.1 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • This update adds support of the new features of OS X El Capitan, and fixes related bugs, namely:
  • Added support of the proportional and monospace numbers introduced in the new San Francisco system font.
  • Added support of the new split view in full screen mode.
  • Fixed the animation bugs in the new OS.
  • Fixed a few more minor problems.

New in DaisyDisk 4.0 (Sep 3, 2015)

  • Finally, brand new look-and-feel, matching the new OS style.
  • Dramatically improved scanning speed – up to 20x times faster! Now scanning takes just a few seconds, not minutes as before (depends on your disk and CPU models. The speed gain is most notable on newer SSDs and 4-core CPUs).
  • Significantly reduced memory consumption.
  • A few minor features and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 3.0.3.1 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Quick fix: Scan as Admin.

New in DaisyDisk 3.0.3 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Smarter resizing of the app window and layout.
  • Added Spanish localization.
  • Added Polish localization.
  • UI tweaks and bug fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 3.0.2 (Nov 27, 2013)

  • Added workaround for OS X 10.9 bug that prevents deletion of collected files
  • Added German localization
  • Added French localization
  • Added Italian localization
  • Added Russian localization
  • Added Swedish localization
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 3.0.1 (Sep 18, 2013)

  • Double-click to start scanning
  • Bug fixes

New in DaisyDisk 3.0 (Sep 12, 2013)

  • New design and application icon.
  • Full support of Retina displays.
  • New 64-bit only engine (requires OS X 10.7+).
  • Folder rescanning without having to rescan the whole disk.
  • Contents of file bundles can now be inspected.
  • Updated list of system files that should not be deleted.
  • Thunderbolt disks are now correctly recognized.
  • Uses Notification Center on OS X 10.8+, Growl 2 on OS X 10.7.
  • Added menu command to launch Disk Utility, might be helpful for disk troubleshooting.
  • Slightly tweaked keyboard shortcuts/trackpad gestures.
  • Application now works in sandboxed mode.
  • Lots of smaller tweaks, fine-tunes and fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 2.1.2 (Jun 27, 2012)

  • Added support for Gatekeeper in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

New in DaisyDisk 2.1 (Sep 15, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: wrong file sizes sometimes displayed in the super-user mode
  • Minor fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 2.0.7.1 (Jun 23, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: wrong file sizes sometimes displayed in the super-user mode
  • Minor fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 2.0.6 (Feb 28, 2011)

  • Bug fixed: wrong file sizes sometimes displayed in the super-user mode
  • Minor fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 2.0.5 Beta (Jan 14, 2011)

  • Expiration date shifted to March 1
  • added Help (yep, finally…)
  • navigation history is no longer reset after using in-app deletion
  • Blu-ray discs should now be detected correctly
  • fixed bug with showing keyboard focus on some Macs
  • fixed bug with missing visual feedback for drag and drop on some machines
  • lots of tweaks and fixes

New in DaisyDisk 2.0 Beta (Dec 7, 2010)

  • In-app file deletion
  • Brand new UI, created from scratch on Core Animation
  • Ability to scan several disks/folders at a time
  • Scan results are remembered while the application is running, can be “forgotten” to free memory
  • More informative disk descriptions
  • Redesigned disk usage gauge
  • Scanned folders are added to the list of sources
  • New logic for scanning as Administrator (was Super-User)
  • New About window informs you about recovered space totals, allows you to tweet your results
  • Updated Feedback window
  • Redesigned Crash Reporter (we hope you’ll never see it)
  • New error handling logic (yep, built-in dialogs suck)
  • Major under the hood changes and tons of tweaks you’ll unlikely ever need to know about

New in DaisyDisk 1.5.3 (Jul 8, 2010)

  • Bug fixed: wrong file sizes sometimes displayed in the super-user mode
  • Minor fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 1.5.2 (Apr 21, 2010)

  • Added 64-bit support on Snow Leopard
  • Optimized memory usage (in particular for 64-bits)
  • Selection in the right sidebar made brighter
  • Fixed the bug of blank Registration and About windows on some PPC Macs
  • Fixed some minor graphic glitches in transitions
  • Renewed Thai localization

New in DaisyDisk 1.5.1 (Mar 3, 2010)

  • Important bug fixes
  • Danish translation
  • Greek translation
  • Indonesian translation

New in DaisyDisk 1.5 (Feb 2, 2010)

  • Replaced the 15 day trial with time-unlimited demo
  • Build-in help (English only)
  • New, "unibody" application icon :)
  • Clicking the "Smaller objects" item in the sidebar panel now expands it and allows browsing its content
  • Deleted objects are now marked with strike-through instead of red
  • Clicking segments that cannot be expanded provides visual feedback
  • Licensing terms are now explained in the Registration dialog
  • Automatic updates are turned on by default to suppress the confirmation dialog
  • Redesigned Feedback window
  • Redesigned Crash report window (though you will very unlikely see it ;))
  • Disk usage gauges in the list of volumes now refresh more often
  • Fixed issue with blurred-background windows
  • Removed excessive logging to console
  • Improved window positioning on multi-display system
  • Redesigned DMG installer graphics
  • Added some usage statistics to be passed via Sparkle Update
  • Polish and Thai languages temporarily removed (waiting for translators to update them)
  • Lots of smaller tweaks, tunes and bug fixes

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.6 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • Added the base-10 math for calculating file sizes on Snow Leopard (10.6), to match the file sizes shown by Finder.
  • Minor fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.5 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • A few important bug fixes:
  • Sometimes the sunburst diagram appeared smaller than it should.
  • Sometimes the right-hand info panel appeared blank.
  • On some machines, the Registration window appeared blank white.
  • Catalan translation.
  • Minor fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.4 (Jul 28, 2009)

  • Japanese translation.
  • Swedish translation.
  • Polish translation.
  • Thai translation.
  • Added context menu on the Select Source screen.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts similar to Finder for navigation.
  • Window size remembered between launches.
  • Traditional fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.3 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • Added support for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Chinese translation (Traditional/Simplified)
  • Russian translation
  • Cosmetic changes in Registration and About dialogs
  • Traditional fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.2 (Jun 12, 2009)

  • Translation to French language.
  • Translation to Spanish language.
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 1.3.1 (Jun 5, 2009)

  • Translation to Italian language
  • Translation to Portuguese language (both European and Brazilian dialects)
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks

New in DaisyDisk 1.3 (May 25, 2009)

  • Localized to German and Dutch languages (other languages are coming up next).
  • Optimized memory usage - now consumes by 30% less memory.
  • Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in DaisyDisk 1.2 (May 4, 2009)

  • Optional scan with super-user permissions.
  • Window resize/zoom.
  • Smaller tweaks and fixes.

New in DaisyDisk 1.1.5 (Apr 9, 2009)

  • Graceful handling of disk ejection.
  • Graceful handling of missing files and folders.
  • Fixed crash in Provide Feedback window.
  • The Sources screen no longer freezes while the disks are queried.
  • The Preview command added to the context menu.
  • The download image is now 75% smaller.
  • Tweaks are tweaked, bugs are debugged.