{"id":"comparisons.disk-visualisers-vs-storage-studio","url":"/faq/comparisons/disk-visualisers-vs-storage-studio","category":{"id":"comparisons","title":"Comparisons & alternatives"},"subcategory":{"id":"disk-analysers","title":"Disk-space analysers"},"question":"How does Storage Studio compare with disk visualisers like DaisyDisk or GrandPerspective?","alt_questions":["daisydisk vs storage studio","grandperspective alternative","omnidisksweeper vs storage studio","disk space analyzer mac vs storage studio","Do I need DaisyDisk if I have Storage Studio?","what is using my disk app comparison"],"short_answer":"Visualisers draw a map of your disk so you can find and delete big things. Storage Studio's Storage Inspector also finds them, then lets you move them to an external drive with a link left behind, and shows snapshot-held space separately.","answer_markdown":"Disk visualisers are excellent at one thing: drawing a picture of what's on a disk so you can spot what's big and delete it. Storage Studio's **Storage Inspector** also finds what's big — your largest folders, drillable to any depth, plus a curated list of usual suspects like iOS backups, Xcode data and app caches — but it's built to **act** on what it finds:\n\n- **Move to fast drive** on the rows worth moving, with a link left behind;\n- a **Relocated** panel with one-click **Move back**;\n- space held by your Mac's snapshots shown separately, so you don't delete things that won't free anything.\n\nIf you mainly enjoy exploring a visual map of your disk, a visualiser is a nice companion; Storage Studio is happy to run alongside it. See [What's Using Space](/manual/whats-using-space).","answer_html":"

Disk visualisers are excellent at one thing: drawing a picture of what's on a disk so you can spot what's big and delete it. Storage Studio's Storage Inspector also finds what's big — your largest folders, drillable to any depth, plus a curated list of usual suspects like iOS backups, Xcode data and app caches — but it's built to act on what it finds:

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If you mainly enjoy exploring a visual map of your disk, a visualiser is a nice companion; Storage Studio is happy to run alongside it. See What's Using Space.

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Comparisons & alternatives · Disk-space analysers

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How does Storage Studio compare with disk visualisers like DaisyDisk or GrandPerspective?

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Short answer: Visualisers draw a map of your disk so you can find and delete big things. Storage Studio's Storage Inspector also finds them, then lets you move them to an external drive with a link left behind, and shows snapshot-held space separately.

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Disk visualisers are excellent at one thing: drawing a picture of what's on a disk so you can spot what's big and delete it. Storage Studio's Storage Inspector also finds what's big — your largest folders, drillable to any depth, plus a curated list of usual suspects like iOS backups, Xcode data and app caches — but it's built to act on what it finds:

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  • Move to fast drive on the rows worth moving, with a link left behind;
  • a Relocated panel with one-click Move back;
  • space held by your Mac's snapshots shown separately, so you don't delete things that won't free anything.
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If you mainly enjoy exploring a visual map of your disk, a visualiser is a nice companion; Storage Studio is happy to run alongside it. See What's Using Space.

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