Trash Finding Apps?

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Phil Ward

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Nov 28, 2023, 10:21:35 AM11/28/23
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Some advice please SMUGGERS...

I’m running low on hard disk space and I suspect (well, I know actually) that I’m storing an awful lot of dusty old useless and redundant files and apps that I really don’t need and that could be deleted. But finding them, that’s the thing. I know there’s a few apps out there aimed helping with this sort of job but I don’t know if they’re any good, or even to be trusted, so can any of you lovely people recommend something?

Cheers
Phil

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Sam - MacAmbulance

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Nov 28, 2023, 10:42:24 AM11/28/23
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Places to check would be : 

~ is your home folder

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backups - people tend to have old iOS device backups in here which take up loads of space, all safe to delete if you don’t need those particular backups
~/Library/Containers/Mail/Data/Library/Logs/Mail - if you have connection logging enabled in Mail’s Connection Doctor, you can build up multiple gigabytes of log files here, all safe to delete

There’s a utility called Gemini but personally I wouldn’t trust software to delete the correct files
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Stephen Watson

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Nov 28, 2023, 4:35:17 PM11/28/23
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I’ve used Daisy Disk for years and it’s really helpful and simple to use. A good ‘un.

Cheers,
Stephen

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On 28 Nov 2023, at 15:21, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Some advice please SMUGGERS...

Rob Beattie

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Nov 29, 2023, 5:49:34 AM11/29/23
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And Daisy Disk is currently a fiver in the sale so I've just bought it. Thanks!
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Adam Pymble

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Nov 29, 2023, 8:59:33 AM11/29/23
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+1 for the folders Sam mentioned AND DaisyDisk. It's superb at showing where the bloat hides!

Martin

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Nov 30, 2023, 7:44:12 AM11/30/23
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I use CleanMyMac X 
Used it for years, excellent.
Lots of reviews on YouTube.
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Martin Bruton


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