Version 4.23.1

Jun 30, 2022

• Fixed the problem of connecting to OneDrive cloud account

Version 4.23

Jun 30, 2022

• Added support of Box™ cloud storage
• Added Turkish language
• Fixed compatibility issues with the forthcoming macOS Ventura
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks

Version 4.22.2

May 12, 2022

• Quick patch: fixed another bug related to Mac App Store receipt validation on some devices.

Version 4.22.1

May 2, 2022

• Quick maintenance patch for minor bugs.

Version 4.22

Apr 27, 2022

• Added Ukrainian language — #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
• Fixed window resizing bug
• Multiple bug fixes and improvements

Version 4.21.4

Nov 1, 2021

• Fixed time-out errors when scanning large cloud disks.

Version 4.21.3

Oct 17, 2021

• Fixed a rare crash.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Version 4.21.2

Sep 8, 2021

• Improved compliance, to prevent the false positives from antivirus software.

Version 4.21.1

Aug 22, 2021

• Some bug fixes

Version 4.21

Aug 22, 2021

• Added support for Microsoft OneDrive™ storage

Version 4.20.5

Aug 5, 2021

Semi-Major Update + bug fixes (free for existing customers)

• Added cloud storage support! Cloud accounts can now be mounted and scanned similar to local disks, in particular:
• Added support for Dropbox™ cloud storage
• Added support for Google Drive™ storage

Version 4.12.1

Nov 24, 2020

(Hot fix for version 4.12)

• Added support for the Apple M1 Chip!
• Fixed some compatibility issues with macOS Big Sur
• Fixed a bunch of bugs

Version 4.12

Nov 24, 2020

• Added support for the Apple M1 Chip!
• Fixed some compatibility issues with macOS Big Sur
• Fixed a bunch of bugs

Version 4.11

Aug 27, 2020

• Fixed the compatibility issues with the new macOS Big Sur.
• Improved hidden space discovery by including more hidden volumes into the scan.
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

Version 4.10

Mar 8, 2020

• DaisyDisk now scans the local snapshots of the APFS file system and displays them inside the “hidden space” area. Now it’s much easier to deal with the hidden space, because the snapshots are often its largest component.
• You can now delete the snapshots by simple drag-and-drop, as with regular files.
• Added “Open in Terminal” context menu command.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.

Version 4.9

Feb 18, 2020

• Improved discovery of the hidden space on macOS Catalina by including the following items into the scan report:
  • Non-firmlinked items of the Data volume in /System/Volumes/Data,
  • Virtual Memory volume in /private/var/VM,
  • Recovery and Preboot volumes (when they are mounted) in /Volumes/Recovery and /Volumes/Preboot.
• Updated the safety rules to allow deletion of some non-critical files in /private folder.
• Added support of FUSE-mounted drives.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.

Version 4.8.2

Nov 14, 2019

• Quick fix for a small nasty bug.

Version 4.8.1

Nov 12, 2019

• Bug fixes and tweaks.

Version 4.8

Sep 20, 2019

• Support for macOS Catalina.
• Apple notarization for additional security.
• Bug fixes and tweaks.

Version 4.7.2.2

Jul 9, 2019

• Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

Version 4.7.2.1

Jun 4, 2019

• Fixed the error message “You cannot open the ‘DaisyDisk’ program because it may be damaged or incomplete.”, caused by a false warning from a third-party anti-virus software Avira.

Version 4.7.2

Mar 14, 2019

• Fixed bugs and updated missing localizations.

Version 4.7.1

Mar 2, 2019

• Fixed backward compatibility issue with macOS versions prior to 10.12

Version 4.7

Mar 1, 2019

• Significantly improved robustness of reclaiming the “purgeable space”.
• Added a preference tab to help users add DaisyDisk to the “Full Disk Access” list in System Preferences, when necessary.
• Fixed bugs and compliance issues.

Version 4.6.5.1

Sep 14, 2018

• Quick fix of a minor bug.

Version 4.6.5

Sep 13, 2018

• Fixed compatibility issues.
• Fixed a few bugs.

Version 4.6.3

Jun 20, 2018

• Bug fixes

Version 4.6.2

May 26, 2018

• GDPR compliance.
• Bug fixes.

Version 4.6.1

May 13, 2018

• Bug fixes.

Version 4.6

May 2, 2018

• Added Italian language.
• Added display of capacity and free space for network storage.
• Fixed bugs.

Version 4.5

Mar 25, 2018

Extended support of the new Apple File System (APFS) on macOS High Sierra, in particular:

• You can now see the "purgeable space" – the disk space taken by system backups and caches, which cannot be scanned, but can now be identified inside the "hidden space".
• And you can now reclaim that "purgeable space".
• Added display of the "free space" in the right sidebar list, along with the estimation of available space, that is, "free + purgeable".
• Added display of the space taken by "other volumes" in the same APFS container, inside the "hidden space".
• Lots of bugs fixed.

Version 4.4

Feb 18, 2017

• Added Japanese language.
• Improved display of hidden disk space.
• Improved disk sorting order: first by physical device, then by alphabet.
• Optimized context menus and other UI tweaks.
• Fixed a lot of bugs.

Version 4.3.2

Nov 29, 2016

• Fixed crash when Preferences window is opened.

Version 4.3.1

Nov 29, 2016

• Bug fixes.
• Improved Chinese Traditional localization.

Version 4.3

Oct 31, 2016

• Added Spanish language.
• Added Chinese language (both Simplified and Traditional).
• Many bug fixes and improvements.

Version 4.2

Mar 19, 2016

• Added Polish language.
• Fixed a bug that caused timeouts on network disks.

Version 4.1.1

Feb 29, 2016

• Added French language.
• Added Swedish language.
• Minor bug fixes.

Version 4.0.4

Feb 24, 2016

• Minor bug fixes.

Version 4.0.3

Feb 17, 2016

• Updated Sparkle component, fixing its recently revealed vulnerability (note that we were already using HTTPS when it was revealed, so DaisyDisk users were not likely affected).
• Added German language.
• Added Russian language.
• Added grouping of network shares by server address.
• A bunch of bug fixes and tweaks.

Version 4.0.2

Oct 27, 2015

• Fixed feedback form and updater errors on OS X El Capitan.
• Fixed navigation gestures on OS X El Capitan.

Version 4.0.1

Oct 1, 2015

This update adds support of the new features of OS X El Capitan, and fixes related bugs, namely:

• Added support of the proportional and monospace numbers introduced in the new San Francisco system font.
• Added support of the new split view in full screen mode.
• Fixed the animation bugs in the new OS.
• Fixed a few more minor problems.

Version 4.0

Sep 3, 2015

This is a major upgrade, but it's free for all existing customers of versions 2 and 3. Enjoy! :)

• Finally, brand new look-and-feel, matching the new OS style.
• Dramatically improved scanning speed – up to 20x times faster! Now scanning takes just a few seconds, not minutes as before*.
  (*Depends on your disk and CPU models. The speed gain is most notable on newer SSDs and 4-core CPUs).
• Significantly reduced memory consumption.
• A few minor features and tweaks.

Note: All localizations except English have been temporarily removed in this version, to speed up our development. We will re-add them in future minor updates.

Version 3.0.3.1

Jun 20, 2014

• Quick fix: Scan as Admin.

Version 3.0.3

Jun 20, 2014

• Smarter resizing of the app window and layout.
• Added Spanish localization.
• Added Polish localization.
• UI tweaks and bug fixes.

Version 3.0.2

Nov 27, 2013

• Added German localization
• Added French localization
• Added Italian localization
• Added Russian localization
• Added Swedish localization
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks

Version 3.0.1

Sep 17, 2013

• Double-click to start scanning
• Bug fixes

Version 3.0

Sep 6, 2013

• New design and application icon.
• Full support of Retina displays.
• New 64-bit only engine (requires OS X 10.7+).
• Folder rescanning without having to rescan the whole disk.
• Contents of file bundles can now be inspected.
• Updated list of system files that should not be deleted.
• Thunderbolt disks are now correctly recognized.
• Uses Notification Center on OS X 10.8+, Growl 2 on OS X 10.7.
• Added menu command to launch Disk Utility, might be helpful for disk troubleshooting.
• Slightly tweaked keyboard shortcuts/trackpad gestures.
• Lots of smaller tweaks, fine-tunes and fixes.

Version 2.1.2

Jun 27, 2012

• Added support for Gatekeeper in Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Version 2.1.1

Jun 3, 2012

• The app now speaks French and Italian
• Tweaked the disk size bar graphics (we really like it this way)
• Updated (fixed/polished) existing localizations
• Fixed bug with excessive CPU usage after system resume
• Proper handling of "nobrowse" volumes (no more strange volumes in the list)
• Lots of smaller tweaks and fixes

Version 2.1

Jul 1, 2013

OS X Lion:

• Fullscreen mode
• Basic support for resume
• FileVault 2 encrypted volumes are recognized, parallel scan supported

Other changes and improvements:

• Disk usage gauge and sidebar scale up according to the window's size
• Removed main window's bottom bar: less vertical screen space, looks better on Lion
• New navigation for returning to the list of disks and folders
• Updated buttons and controls with more polished graphics
• Fixed some minor graphic glitches on OS X Lion
• Updated third-party frameworks to the most recent versions
• Help file updated to reflect most recent changes
• Localization program is back: DaisyDisk now speaks Russian and German, more languages to come soon
• Tons of smaller fixes and tweaks

IMPORTANT: Starting from DaisyDisk 2.1 we no longer support OS X 10.5 Leopard, use DaisyDisk 2.0.7.1 if you still need PPC/Leopard support.

Version 2.0.7.2

Jul 3, 2013

Last version supporting 10.5

Version 2.0.7.1

Jul 3, 2013

• Tiny bug fixes for 2.0.7

Version 2.0.7

Jul 3, 2013

• Starred (favorite) folders
• Hidden disk space detector (stand-alone version only), a nice complement to "scan as administrator"
• Brand new logic for scanning multiple volumes simultaneously (reduces hardware load, increases scan speed)
• Volumes of the same disk are now visually grouped together
• Improved disk/volume descriptions
• Eject volumes, not disks
• Fixed UI lag on directories with tens of thousand files
• 3-finger swipe up/down gesture for switching between disks/map
• For terabyte disks, free and used space is displayed in GB
• Updated list of locations that cannot be deleted
• Updated help file
• Lots of smaller tweaks and fixes

Version 2.0.6

Jul 3, 2013

• Final release of DaisyDisk 2, the stand-alone edition
• FileVault Support

Version 2.0.5

Jul 3, 2013

• Expiration date shifted to March 1
• Added Help (yep, finally…)
• Mavigation history is no longer reset after using the in-app deletion
• Blu-ray discs should now be detected correctly
• Fixed bug with showing keyboard focus on some Macs
• Fixed bug with missing visual feedback for drag and drop on some machines
• Lots of tweaks and fixes

Version 2.0.4

Jul 3, 2013

• Fixed error when scanning in Administrator mode on some machines
• Added the ability to move itself to Application folder
• Expiration date changed to Jan 15, 2011
• Minor tweaks and fixes

Version 2.0.2

Jul 3, 2013

• Fixed crash when scanning the same drive after an error
• Fixed "disk removed" error when the disk was not actually removed
• Fixed failure to restore DaisyDisk window after minimizing it to Dock
• Fixed auto-update always attempting to check for updates disregarding the Preferences
• Fixed wrong path in the breadcrumb after deletion
• Water ripple effect removed
• Updated look of scan progress indicator (should look better on laptops now)
• Minor tweaks and fixes

Version 2.0.1

Jul 3, 2013

• Fixed random crash on some machines

Version 2.0

Jun 1, 2013

DaisyDisk 2 is a major upgrade to DaisyDisk 1.x. Most parts of the application have been redesigned, tweaked and improved.

• In-app file deletion (yes, finally…)
• Brand new look, the UI is rewritten on Core Animation
• Ability to scan multiple disks simultaneously
• Scan results are remembered while the application is running, can be "forgotten" to free memory
• More informative disk descriptions, marks for read-only volumes and folders
• Redesigned disk usage gauge
• New scan progress indicator for the Dock icon
• Scanned folders are added to the list of sources
• Changed logic for scanning as Administrator (was Super-User): now you can only scan local volumes and folders
• FileVault support
• Support for multi-touch gestures (refer to manual for the complete list)
• New error handling logic (yep, built-in dialogs suck)
• New registration system (DaisyDisk 1.x keys will not unlock 2.x)
• Redesigned About, Feedback, Crash Reporter windows
• Twitter integration (quite useless, but fun :)
• Major under the hood changes and tons of tweaks you’ll unlikely ever need to know about :)
• Localization is temporarily dropped (we're not accepting localizations for some time, sorry…)