Prune files from your Mac
Claw back acres of space by scanning your Mac and getting rid of documents and other files you no longer need
Explained… Finding a clearer perspective 1 Scan your drive
Prettier apps exist to examine your Mac, but few are more usable than GrandPerspective (Free, grandperspectiv.sourceforge. net). Go to File > Scan Folder and the app will rapidly scan your Mac’s entire drive and give you a graphical overview.
2 Select items
Click an item to highlight it. You’ll also see how it sits within any group of associated files (such as Applications, or tracks in iTunes). The Focus buttons (top left) move the selection up and down the hierarchy.
3 View item details
Regardless of the selection you make, the path will be shown in the status bar at the bottom of the GrandPerspective window – along with the all-important value that states how much space its contents take up.
4 Perform actions
≈- click aselection and you can perform actions on it using the contextual menu – notably, previewing the item using Quick Look, or viewing it in Finder, prior to you potentially deleting it.
5 Beware of deletion
In GrandPerspective’s preferences, you can decide whether the app can move files to the trash, and whether confirmation is required to do so. If unsure, turn off this capability of the app and only delete files using Finder.
6 Rescan & repeat
GrandPerspective doesn’t provide a live view of your Mac’s drive. If you delete items, they’ll still appear in the app and simply be greyed out. Therefore, for ongoing pruning, make several changes and then rescan your drive.