DaisyDisk for Mac v4.33 Disk Space Analyzer & Cleaner Chinese Activated Version Download

DaisyDisk is a professional-grade disk space analysis and cleaning tool designed specifically for macOS. Its core advantage lies in its intuitive ‘Sunburst Map’ visualization and ultra-fast scanning performance, which efficiently helps users locate, analyze, and clean up files and redundant data that occupy large amounts of storage space, thereby optimizing disk usage efficiency.

1. Main Features

1. Interactive Sunburst Map Visualization

• Uses a colorful concentric fan chart (Sunburst Map) to intuitively display disk usage.
• The area of each sector is proportional to the space occupied by the corresponding file or folder, making space proportions clear at a glance.
• Supports mouse hover to view detailed information (name, size, path), and clicking on sectors to drill down layer by layer into the folder structure.

2. Ultra-Fast Scanning and Parallel Processing

• Through low-level disk access optimization and parallelization technology, scanning speed significantly leads similar products.
• Typically completes a scan of the entire startup disk within seconds.
• Supports simultaneous parallel scanning of multiple disks or folders without interfering with the user’s other workflows.

3. Comprehensive Storage Device Support

• Compatible with local hard drives, external storage devices, network drives, and mainstream cloud storage services.
• Displays the usage status of all mounted storage volumes in real time, providing users with a global overview of storage space.

4. Safe and Efficient File Cleaning Workflow

• Features a unique ‘Collector’ mechanism, allowing users to drag and drop files to be deleted into a collection area.
• Integrated QuickLook preview function, making it easy for users to confirm file contents before final deletion to prevent accidental deletion.
• System critical files are protected, and deletion operations are entirely under user control, ensuring operational safety.

5. Deep Space Analysis Capabilities

• Can scan and analyze hidden space, purgeable caches, and APFS file system snapshots, etc.
• Supports scanning system-restricted folders with administrator privileges, revealing space occupied by system files and hidden items often overlooked by other tools.

6. Native macOS Experience and Convenient Operations

• The interface fully follows macOS design guidelines, providing a native user experience.
• Full support for drag-and-drop operations, Retina display optimization, keyboard shortcuts, and multi-touch gestures.
• Disk usage data is updated in real time, helping users stay informed about storage space dynamics.

2. Main Updates in Version 4.33

1. Interface Update: Added dark mode icons and icons with a liquid glass texture to adapt to the design style of the latest macOS Tahoe system.
2. System Compatibility: Optimized compatibility support for the macOS Tahoe system and fixed related known issues.
3. Improved Analysis Accuracy: Further improved the accuracy of estimating the system’s ‘hidden space’.
4. Bug Fixes: Fixed potential disk capacity estimation errors under FAT32 and exFAT file systems.
5. Feature Expansion: Added more social platform sharing channels, making it convenient for users to share storage cleaning achievements.
6. General Optimizations: Includes multiple other bug fixes and user experience detail optimizations.

3. Software Interface Screenshots

The following are screenshots of DaisyDisk’s main functional interfaces:

1. Main Interface Sunburst Map Visualization Screenshot

2. File Details and Preview Interface

3. Scan Results and Cleaning Collector Interface

4. Detailed Installation Tutorial

The installation process for DaisyDisk is quite simple, but to ensure everything goes smoothly, we have prepared the following steps for your reference.

Step 1: Download and Extract
Download the DaisyDisk v4.33 installation package from the link provided on this page. After downloading, double-click the .dmg file, and the system will automatically mount and open a window containing the application icon.

Step 2: Drag and Drop Installation
Drag the DaisyDisk icon to the ‘Applications’ folder on the left. This is the most standard installation method on macOS; just wait for the progress bar to complete.

Step 3: First Launch and Authorization
Open ‘Launchpad’, find and click the DaisyDisk icon. On first launch, the system may prompt ‘DaisyDisk is an application downloaded from the Internet’; click ‘Open’ to proceed.

Step 4: Grant Disk Access Permission
After the software launches, it will request access to your disk. Click ‘Allow’ in the pop-up dialog, and in ‘System Preferences’ > ‘Security & Privacy’ > ‘Privacy’ > ‘Full Disk Access’, check the box for DaisyDisk.

Step 5: Start Using
After completing authorization, click the ‘Start Scan’ button on the main interface, and DaisyDisk will immediately analyze your disk space and generate a beautiful sunburst map.

5. FAQ

We have compiled some common questions users may encounter while using DaisyDisk, hoping to help you quickly resolve your doubts.

Q1: DaisyDisk scanning is very slow, what should I do?

Normally, DaisyDisk’s scanning speed is extremely fast. If you encounter slow scanning, please check whether other programs that heavily read/write the disk are running simultaneously, such as Time Machine backups. It is recommended to close these programs and try again.

Q2: I accidentally deleted important files, how can I recover them?

DaisyDisk itself does not provide file recovery functionality. However, its unique ‘Collector’ mechanism gives you a buffer opportunity. Before emptying the collector, files are not physically deleted. If you have already emptied the collector, immediately stop using the disk and use specialized Mac data recovery software to attempt recovery.

Q3: Why does the used space displayed by DaisyDisk differ from that shown in ‘About This Mac’?

This is normal. DaisyDisk calculates the logical space actually occupied by files, while ‘About This Mac’ displays physical space. Additionally, system snapshots, Time Machine local snapshots, etc., also occupy space but may not be fully accounted for by all tools.

Q4: The software prompts ‘Full Disk Access required’, but I have already authorized it?

Please check the ‘System Preferences’ > ‘Security & Privacy’ > ‘Privacy’ > ‘Full Disk Access’ list again. Ensure DaisyDisk appears in the list and the checkbox in front of it is checked. If it still doesn’t work, try unchecking and rechecking the box, and restart DaisyDisk.

Q5: Can DaisyDisk clean system junk files?

DaisyDisk’s main function is visual analysis of disk space, letting you decide what to delete. It does not automatically scan and delete ‘system junk’ like some cleaning software. However, it allows you to very intuitively see which caches, logs, or temporary files occupy large amounts of space, and then you can manually clean them up.

Q6: How to uninstall DaisyDisk?

Uninstallation is very simple. Open ‘Finder’, go to the ‘Applications’ folder, find DaisyDisk, and drag it to the Trash. If you want to thoroughly clean up residual files, you can use tools like App Cleaner & Uninstaller.

Q7: Does DaisyDisk support external hard drives and USB flash drives?

Of course it does. As long as your external device is mounted on the Mac, DaisyDisk will display it in the device list on the left side of the main interface. Click on the corresponding device icon to start scanning and analysis.

6. Practical Tips and Case Studies

Now that you have mastered the basic functions, let’s look at some advanced tips to make you more proficient with DaisyDisk.

Tip 1: Quickly Locate ‘Big Block’ Files

After scanning is complete, the sector with the largest area in the sunburst map is the file or folder occupying the most space. You can directly click on these large sectors to quickly locate the specific file location, and then decide whether to delete or migrate.

Tip 2: Clean Up iOS Backup Files

Many users’ Macs are occupied by large amounts of space taken up by iOS device backups. Use DaisyDisk to scan your user directory, find the ‘Library’ > ‘Application Support’ > ‘MobileSync’ > ‘Backup’ folder, and you will find several GB or even tens of GB of old backup files lying there.

Tip 3: Use the ‘Collector’ for Batch Operations

Don’t delete files one by one. You can hold the Command key to multi-select, or directly drag entire folders to the ‘Collector’ area on the right. After centralized viewing and previewing, empty it all at once, doubling efficiency.

Practical Case: Freeing Up 20GB of Space for a 128GB MacBook Air

A user reported that his 128GB MacBook Air was running out of space. After scanning with DaisyDisk, the following ‘culprits’ were found:

• Cached videos and images in WeChat chat history (about 8GB).
• Old iTunes backup files (about 6GB).
• Adobe software cache files (about 4GB).
• Uncleaned files in the Trash (about 2GB).

Guided by DaisyDisk, he accurately cleaned up these redundant data, successfully freeing up more than 20GB of storage space, and the system ran much smoother.

7. Common Mac Shortcut Keys Table

To make you more efficient when using DaisyDisk and performing daily Mac operations, we have compiled a table of common shortcut keys.