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Visualize disk usage and reclaim space.

Latest 4.34.1 · · macOSby Software AmbienceWebsite

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4.34.1

Added 1
  • Add support for APFS clones in space calculation
Fixed 1
  • Fix compatibility with macOS versions earlier than macOS 14 Sonoma
  • Increases accuracy of space calculation by adding support for APFS clones.
  • Quick fix for users of older macOS versions (earlier than macOS 14 Sonoma)

This update detects and accounts for the APFS clones. Similar to hard links, DaisyDisk counts only the first occurrence of each clone, assigning the rest of them a virtual size of 0 bytes, so that the total calculation of physically used space remains correct.

The clones are a widely used feature of macOS APFS file system, which allows to reference the same file on disk from different folders, as if they were copies, but without consuming additional disk space. Compared to its predecessor – hard links – APFS clones allow more flexibility and robustness.

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