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    DaisyDisk editions & license migration

    Why having two editions?

    The Mac App Store guidelines limit what an app can and can’t do. One of such limitations is inability to operate in privileged mode, another one is the mandatory operation in sandboxed mode.

    While being generally useful (as they prevent some apps from harming your system) these requirements may influence functionality of applications that need low-level system access. In order to comply with these rules we’ve removed a few features from the Mac App Store edition of DaisyDisk.

    Differences

    Here’s a complete list of differences between two editions of DaisyDisk:

    Stand-aloneMac App Store
    System versionmacOS Yosemite (10.10) or newer*macOS Yosemite (10.10) or newer*
    Safety measuresDeveloper IDSandboxing
    Advanced featuresDeleting “stuck” files—
    Detect & reveal the hidden spaceOnly detect
    Detect & purge the purgeable spaceOnly detect
    Scan as administrator—
    Updates viaBuilt-in updaterMac App Store
    RegistrationLicense keysApple DRM
    BuyStand-aloneMac App Store

    For macOS 10.5—10.9, legacy versions of the version are available. You can download stand-alone legacy versions here. In the Mac App Store, the corresponding legacy version is selected automatically for your current macOS version.

    Migrating between editions

    If you are our customer from the Mac App Store, you can get the stand-alone license for free.

    If you migrate to the stand-alone edition, you can use the both editions side by side, or delete one of them to avoid confusion (recommended). You can freely reinstall and delete either of the two editions at any time.

    If you’re wondering about a migration in the opposite direction (from a purchased stand-alone license to the Mac App Store) note that it’s technically impossible without re-purchasing. Also such migration doesn’t make much sense for most people due to the limitations of the Mac App Store.

    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
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