OmniDiskSweeper

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OmniDiskSweeper
Developer(s) The Omni Group
Stable release
1.14 [1] / October 21, 2022
Operating system macOS
Type Disk Utility
License Freeware
Website OmniDiskSweeper

OmniDiskSweeper is a freeware disk space analyzer utility for macOS developed by The Omni Group, which recursively searches the filesystem and displays entries sorted and color-coded by size, from largest to smallest. Alternatives include DaisyDisk and GrandPerspective. [2] [3] [4]

Its interface presents a column view similar to the macOS Finder. [5] [6] OmniDiskSweeper supports internal and external drives, and network volumes. [7] It warns users when selecting files that are required by macOS or by installed applications, but this only works for applications installed with macOS's Installer utility, based on BOM files. [3]

The program was first released in April 2001 as shareware. [8] Early versions required payment to delete files, but users could also delete them manually through the Finder. [9] The Omni Group relicensed it as freeware in 2009, stating a need to refocus on their other programs. [10]

Specialist outlets MacGeneration and Macworld describe it as a basic tool, useful to find large but unused files. [2] [3] [11] [12] The Register gave it a rating of 70/100, and included it in their 2010 selection of free essential Mac apps. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "OmniDiskSweeper Release Notes". The Omni Group . Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Moussie, Stéphane. "OmniDiskSweeper recense toujours les plus gros fichiers de votre Mac". MacGeneration (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Frakes, Dan. "Byte breakdown". Macworld. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Fleishman, Glenn. "Spring cleaning for your Mac: How to consolidate files and remove duplicates". Macworld. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Hattersley, Mark (23 November 2010). "Using OmniDiskSweeper to Clear Out Files". Mac Secrets. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-1-118-02460-7.
  6. ↑ Dorsch, Hans (2005). Mac professionell - für Freiberufler und Selbständige: Innovativ und effizient arbeiten dank der Erfolgs-Tools von Apple (in German). Ralf Seelig. pp. 216–218. ISBN   978-3-908497-24-0.
  7. ↑ "OmniDiskSweeper". Le Parisien . Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Cohen, Peter. "OmniDiskSweeper 1.0 released". Macworld . Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Peter. "OmniDiskSweeper 1.0b3 released". Macworld. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Cheng, Jacqui (25 February 2009). "OmniWeb and three other Omni apps set free, as in beer". Ars Technica. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Breen, Christopher. "Slimming your hard drive". Macworld. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Breen, Christopher. "Dealing with a full hard drive". Macworld. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Smith, Tony. "Ten free apps to install on every new Mac". The Register . Retrieved 1 June 2023.


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