Comparison · Storage
CleanMyMac vs DaisyDisk
CleanMyMac or DaisyDisk? Two Mac storage tools that do different jobs, compared side by side with a research-based view of who needs which.
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Mac app
DaisyDisk
Best for: Visualising what is using your disk space.
- Best for
- Visualising what is using your disk space
- Price
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- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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Pricing options
Standard
About $10 one-time
Free trial lets you scan but not delete
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Features
- Sunburst map of disk usage
- Scan the whole disk or specific folders
- Collector to stage files before deleting
- Scan external drives and cloud-synced folders
- Hidden and system space shown clearly
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Find the biggest space hogs in seconds
- Cheap one-time purchase
- Does one job very well
- Safe because you review before deleting
Disadvantages (cons)
- Only analyzes and deletes, it does not clean caches automatically
- Learning to read the sunburst takes a minute
- No built-in uninstaller
- Needs Full Disk Access for complete results
Who should use DaisyDisk
- Anyone who keeps running out of storage
- Users who like to decide for themselves what to delete
- Those with large media or developer folders
Use cases
Jobs this app is used for. Select one to see every app in the directory for that job.
Reviews & coverage
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