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DiskWave
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Free
Free
Mac OS X 10.6+ · 64-bit Intel CPU
Read 12 Oct 2026 · diskwave.barthe.ph
On the record
- Anonymous system report
- If the user consents, DiskWave transmits the macOS version, app version, Mac model, CPU details, installed RAM, and preferred language; the maker says the report is anonymous and cannot identify a user or machine.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Cleanup actions
- The maker says users can identify and delete useless directories.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The maker describes DiskWave as under development, with some features still missing, while saying it is already usable.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The maker says DiskWave is not expected to be available on the App Store, partly because planned elevated-privilege disk scanning would not meet its restrictions.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- External drive scans
- Yesdiskwave.barthe.ph · read 22 Sep 2026
- How it works
- It scans a hard drive to compute folder and subfolder sizes, then stores the results in memory for faster navigation.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Invisible files
- Users can enable display of invisible files through the Show invisible files preference.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Latest listed release
- The changelog lists version 0.4.0, released August 10, 2012.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The software is free to use and redistribute as long as it is not modified.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DiskWave is a free disk usage utility for Mac OS X that helps identify which files and folders use the most disk space.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The current version requires Mac OS X 10.6 or later and a 64-bit Intel CPU; the maker says it fully supports Mac OS X 10.10 Mavericks.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_foldersdiskwave.barthe.ph · read 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker says support is not guaranteed and invites email feedback, advising users to allow a few days for a response.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
- Time Machine limitation
- DiskWave can scan Time Machine drives, but it may count identical hard-linked folders multiple times, making scans slow and reported top-level sizes inaccurate.diskwave.barthe.ph · read 12 Oct 2026
