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Flare Scan

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macOS 14 Sonoma or newer · Apple Silicon for the checked-in artifact · MIT license

Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Cleanup safeguards
Cleanup requires confirmation and containment checks, and sends selected items to macOS Trash rather than permanently deleting them.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Compatibility
The app requires macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, and the checked-in build targets Apple Silicon; source builds target the host Mac.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Disk visualizations
It displays selected folders or volumes as interactive Sunburst or Treemap views.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Distribution
The checked-in community DMG is ad-hoc signed and not Apple-notarized, and first launch may require right-clicking the app and choosing Open.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Exportable reports
Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
Exports
Users can export versioned JSON or CSV reports containing findings, categories, duplicates, scan issues, and available timeline changes.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
External drive scans
Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
File insights
Features include largest-file rankings, storage categories, exact duplicate detection, and review candidates larger than 100 MB that have not changed for 180 days.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
File-type breakdown
Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
Limits
Duplicate analysis skips files smaller than 1 MB, and baselines track files of at least 1 MB up to 50,000 entries.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Local data
Memory history stays in memory for the session, while optional storage baselines and hashes remain local to the Mac.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Memory Watch
Memory Watch tracks app resident memory, process counts, session peaks and averages, last-hour trends, and approximate foreground time.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Permissions
The app uses standard macOS user permissions without a privileged helper or administrator access, and macOS may deny access to protected paths.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Privacy
The project states that it has no account, telemetry, cloud service, networking code, or third-party runtime dependencies.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Purpose
Flare Scan is a native, open-source macOS tool for understanding disk usage, memory use, and what changed between storage scans.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Scan scope
files_foldersgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
Storage history
Users can save an opt-in local baseline and compare later scans to identify files that appeared, grew, shrank, or disappeared.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
Support and project
The project invites users to open GitHub issues, is published under the MIT license, and credits © 2026 Umud Hasanli.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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