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Disk Diet Changelog

What's new in Disk Diet 5.5.1

Dec 9, 2021
  • [New] Increased the size of the configure, reveal and help buttons.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the switch for extra languages wouldn't be drawn properly.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the reveal buttons weren't visible for unused applications.
  • [Fixed] Minor improvements to the translations.
  • [Fixed] Updated the Paddle licensing framework for improved macOS 12 Monterey support.

New in Disk Diet 5.5 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • [New] Full compatibility with macOS Big Sur, including new app icon!
  • [New] Universal Binary with support for Apple Silicon.
  • [New] Improved translations for multiple languages.
  • [Fixed] Issue where external volumes wouldn't be available if they were formatted as APFS.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the cloudd process could crash when cleaning out the caches.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the disk space bar wasn't being drawn properly.
  • [Fixed] Issues related to licensing by updating the Paddle framework to their latest version.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.10 (Feb 7, 2020)

  • [Fixed] Issue with Spanish localization.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.9 (Feb 2, 2020)

  • [Fixed] Issue when connecting to the optional helper tool.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.8 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Fixed:
  • Issue where file lists could appear before they were ready on app startup.
  • Issue where not all areas were immediately available after installing the helper tool.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.7 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • New:
  • Disk Diet will now remember which areas were turned on for the next launch.
  • Improved the speed by about 2x when unused languages and applications are both being checked.
  • Fixed:
  • Potential crash on macOS 10.11 on app launch.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.6 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • Full macOS 10.15 Catalina support, including using the Hardened Runtime.
  • [New] Large speed improvement when finding and removing files. The code has been re-engineered to use all available CPU cores.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the disk space bar wouldn't be correct after removing files.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.5 (Aug 30, 2019)

  • This is a critical update, please make sure to install!
  • We were made aware of a privilege escalation vulnerability (thanks to obdev for reporting it) that affected Disk Diet. This update resolves it on macOS 10.12 or higher by installing a new helper tool. If you are running 10.10 or 10.11 you must upgrade to a newer macOS to be protected.
  • Note: Apple only added the functions required to fix this properly in 10.12.
  • [Fixed] Issue where it could be possible that the System Logs would not be available to clean.
  • [Fixed] Issue where applications inside other apps would be shown in the Unused Applications.
  • [New] Applications in the Utilities folder will be ignored for the Unused Applications.
  • [New] Caches for VST Ensemble Pro will not be cleaned to avoid any potential issues.
  • [New] Sizes over 1GB will now be shown in bold to highlight which ones to focus on.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.4 (May 10, 2019)

  • New:
  • Improved Russian translation.
  • Added Internet Access Policy for Little Snitch that describes every connection Disk Diet can possibly make.
  • Fixed:
  • Issue where Unused Applications checkbox wouldn't be available if None was selected.
  • Issue where the Free Space / Junk legend colors wouldn't draw properly.
  • Potential crash when starting a clean.
  • Updated Paddle framework to 3.0.40 to include their fixes and improvements for licensing and activations.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.3 (Oct 11, 2018)

  • [New] macOS 10.14 (Mojave) support including for the new system wide Dark Mode, as well as how-to enable Mail Downloads cleaning.
  • [New] Disk Diet now requires macOS 10.10 or higher.
  • [Improvement] Updated Paddle framework to 3.0.39 to include their fixes and improvements for licensing and activations.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.2 (Nov 13, 2017)

  • [New] Full macOS 10.13 compatibility.
  • [New] Added ability to choose unused apps by last month, last year or last 2 years.
  • [New] Using two decimal places for GB sizes (ex: 1.54GB instead of 1.5GB)
  • [New] Cleaning out more caches folders.
  • [New] Updated Paddle service to 3.0.28 which improves and fixes many issues they were having.
  • [Fixed] Issue where some apps would show as never used when they had been previously launched.
  • [Fixed] Minor issues with some UI alignments for different languages.

New in Disk Diet 5.4.1 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • [Fixed] Fixed potential crash on startup.

New in Disk Diet 5.4 (Nov 24, 2016)

  • [New] Added clean up area for unused applications.
  • [New] Added option to not show the cleanup warning dialog again.
  • [New] Added preliminary support for the new Touch Bar.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the information popovers would display with incorrect colors and sizes.
  • [Fixed] Issue with slow scrolling when cleanup area dialogs were visible.
  • [Fixed] Issue where the disk space bar wouldn't always show the correct section sizes.
  • [Fixed] Issue where revealing an application language folder wouldn't scroll to it in the Finder.
  • [Improved] Minor UI fixes.

New in Disk Diet 5.3.2 (Feb 10, 2016)

  • [New] Updated Sparkle framework to 1.14.0 to resolve potential security risk (see article on Arstechnica for more info).
  • [New] Using HTTPS for updates to futher improve security.

New in Disk Diet 5.3.1 (Dec 11, 2015)

  • [Fixed] Fixed crash when opening on 10.7.

New in Disk Diet 5.3 (Nov 16, 2015)

  • [New] Drive information including capacity, space available, model and protocol.
  • [New] Easy to read bar that shows how much space can be freed up by removing all the junk.
  • [Fixed] Potential crash when seaching for languages to remove.
  • [Fixed] Updated the Italian translation. Thanks to Giovanni Maria Cusaro for this!
  • [Fixed] Updated the Paddle framework to resolve some minor issues with licenses.

New in Disk Diet 5.2.5 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • [New] Improved compatibility with El Capitan (10.11) for cleaning unused languages.
  • [Fixed] Updated the Paddle framework to resolve some minor issues.

New in Disk Diet 5.2.4 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • [New] Improved compatibility with El Capitan (10.11), including when installing future updates.

New in Disk Diet 5.2.3 (Sep 20, 2015)

  • [Fixed] Issue registering when running El Captian (10.11).
  • [Fixed] Cleaning unused languages now skips the Pacifist app.
  • [Fixed] iPhoto cleanup not being hidden when Photos is available (since it does not support emptying the trash).

New in Disk Diet 5.2.2 (Jun 9, 2015)

  • Important update related to code signing. The app is now signed by Tunabelly Software Inc.

New in Disk Diet 5.2.1 (Jun 4, 2015)

  • [New] Added option to select all or none in the Extra Languages dialog.
  • [New] iPhoto cleanup is only available for OS X 10.10.2 and earlier. The new Photos app does not support "emptying the trash".
  • [Fixed] Uploading of crash logs if the app quits unexpectedly.
  • [Updated] Paddle framework (used for purchasing / activations).

New in Disk Diet 5.2 (Apr 28, 2015)

  • [Improved] Choosing the folders for the first time is now easier and more reliable.
  • [New] Developer Build Files is now included for free - no more IAP.
  • [Updated] Misc improvements and bug fixes under the hood.
  • [Updated] Refreshed icon.

New in Disk Diet 5.1.0 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • [FIXED] Cleaning caches now excludes certain folders including ones for Spotify, Safari Extensions and Audio Units.
  • [FIXED] Issue with cleaning out the Downloads folder.

New in Disk Diet 5.0.3 (May 30, 2014)

  • The apache2 folder is no longer removed during a system log clean.

New in Disk Diet 5.0.2 (May 22, 2014)

  • Resolved issue when choosing the Library folder on a non-startup volume.
  • Better cleaning of system logs.
  • Updated French localization.

New in Disk Diet 5.0.1 (Apr 26, 2014)

  • Fixed issue with Italian screenshots.

New in Disk Diet 5.0 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Now includes 10 areas to clean.
  • Resolved issue when the user's home folder was on a different drive.
  • Resolved issue selecting external drive to clean.
  • New icons inside the app.

New in Disk Diet 4.5.1 (Dec 21, 2013)

  • Closing the window quits the app.
  • Resolved rare issues when choosing the Library folder.

New in Disk Diet 4.5 (Nov 28, 2013)

  • Optionally turn off some areas for faster cleans.
  • Resolved issues with iPhoto.

New in Disk Diet 4.0 (Jul 25, 2013)

  • Added in-app purchase for cleaning out old Derived Data folders for developers.
  • Added Russian localization.
  • Showing the available space for the selected drive.
  • Showing the extra languages for each application.

New in Disk Diet 3.1 (Feb 1, 2013)

  • Added Retina support.
  • Disk Diet can free up unused languages from more apps.
  • Resolved issue with a potential hang when searching for legacy code.
  • Resolved issue with a popover not closing properly.
  • Resolved issue with choosing the volume to clean.
  • Resolved issue with cleaning external drives.

New in Disk Diet 3.0.2 (Oct 2, 2012)

  • [FIXED] Rare hang on some systems when starting Disk Diet.
  • [FIXED] Issues with choosing the volume to use.

New in Disk Diet 3.0.1 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • [FIXED] Issue with running on Snow Leopard (10.6.8).
  • [INCLUDES] Completely new user interface based on the feedback from our amazing customers!

New in Disk Diet 3.0 (Jul 31, 2012)

  • Brand new look and feel.

New in Disk Diet 2.0 (Apr 25, 2012)

  • [FIXED] Improved the way the temporary folder cleanup works.
  • [NEW] Added Chinese (Simplified) localization.

New in Disk Diet 1.8 (Feb 4, 2012)

  • [NEW] Added Japanese translation.

New in Disk Diet 1.7 (Jan 21, 2012)

  • [FIXED] Better Italian translation.

New in Disk Diet 1.6.2 (Jan 18, 2012)

  • Fixed a rare issue where sometimes the startup drive wouldn't be available in the list.

New in Disk Diet 1.6.1 (Jan 5, 2012)

  • Fixed rare crash on startup.

New in Disk Diet 1.6 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • Added link if Check My Temp isn't installed.
  • Launching the app is now faster in some cases.

New in Disk Diet 1.5.2 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Fixed issue where in some rare cases Disk Diet wouldn't start up.

New in Disk Diet 1.5.1 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Fixed bug when only one drive was available.

New in Disk Diet 1.4 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Added cleanup for the Temporary Folder.
  • Added German localization.
  • Fixed issue with Disk Diet sometimes not quitting properly.

New in Disk Diet 1.3 (Sep 15, 2011)

  • Fixed issue with removing languages when running on non-English systems.

New in Disk Diet 1.2 (Sep 7, 2011)

  • Added localizations for French, Spanish and Italian.
  • Resolved issue with finding legacy code and unused languages on non-English systems.

New in Disk Diet 1.1 (Aug 20, 2011)

  • Added options to remove Logs and Mail Downloads.