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    Keyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures

    You can speed up your interaction with DaisyDisk by using these keyboard shortcuts and Multi-Touch gestures:

    ActionShortcutGesture
    Select the previous file in the current folder↑—
    Select the next file in the current folder↓—
    Select a previous file in the current folder, one page higherPg Up or Fn→—
    Select a next file in the current folder, one page lowerPg Dn or Fn↑—
    Select the first file in the current folderHome or Fn↓—
    Select the last file in the current folderEnd or Fn←—
    Go to the enclosing folder⌘↑pinch close
    Go back by the browsing history⌘[—
    Go forward by the browsing history⌘]—
    Go to the pointed folder / expand “smaller objects”Returnpinch open
    Preview the pointed file’s or folder’s content in QuickLookSpace—
    Move the pointed file or folder to/from the Collector⌘⌫—
    Show the pointed file or folder in Finder⌘—click—
    Rescan current folder⌘R—
    Rescan the whole disk (or topmost folder)⇧⌘R—
    View the disk space gauge with purgeable space included into filled part/empty part⌥—
    Table of Content

    Using DaisyDisk

    • Disk overview, scanning
    • Understanding the disk map
    • Locating space wasters
    • Previewing file content and details
    • Deleting files

    Advanced features

    • Hidden space
    • Purgeable space
    • Other volumes
    • Restricted folders
    • Local APFS snapshots
    • Full Disk Access
    • Scanning as administrator
    • Parallel scanning
    • Scanning cloud storage
    • Keyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures
    • Tips & tricks

    License activation

    • Activating the free trial
    • Benefits of buying a DaisyDisk license
    • DaisyDisk editions & license migration
    • Registering your license

    FAQ

    • What is safe to delete?
    • System taking too much space on macOS High Sierra
    • About Apple File System (APFS)
    • Troubleshooting scanning as administrator
    • Undeleting files
    • Time Machine & versions
    • Mismatches with Finder
    • File system not responding (time-out) error
    • Hard links
    • Disk images
    • Problems on remote desktop

    See also

    • Version 4, English
    • Version 3, English
    • Version 2
      • English
      • Русский
    • Version 1, English
    HomeUser GuideVersion 4EnglishKeyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures

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